Ohio officials react to Biden dropping out, Harris endorsement

Ohio officials quickly reacted on X to President Biden's departure from of the race.

Driving the news: President Biden announced Sunday that he is stepping aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential contest and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's nominee.

What they're saying: Gov. Mike DeWine posted that he has known Biden since 1995, and wished the president and first lady "all the best."

• Sen. Sherrod Brown, who on Friday called for Biden to end his reelection campaign, yesterday thanked the president for "his years of committed service to the country we love."
• U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown of Ohio's 11th congressional district endorsed Harris, posting, "The choice this November could not be more clear."

The other side: Sherrod Brown's Republican opponent, Bernie Moreno, focused on his and Harris' "extreme radical agenda."

• "Kamala Harris is even more extreme than Joe Biden," Moreno posted. "Together with Sherrod Brown, they will stop at nothing to finish their radical agenda."

Between the lines: Sen. J.D. Vance, whom former President Donald Trump selected as his running mate last week, earlier in the day called for Biden to resign as president immediately if he were to end his bid.

• "Not running for reelection would be a clear admission that President Trump was right all along about Biden not being mentally fit enough to serve as Commander-in-Chief," Vance posted. "There is no middle ground."