US Vice President Kamala Harris has won the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, a report with CNN suggested.
Harris has so far been backed by more than the 1,976 pledged delegates she requires to win the nomination on the first ballot.
Harris became the party's presumed nominee after President Joe Biden withdrew from his reeelction campaign on Sunday, following weeks of party acrimony and internal polls showed his support collapsing in a battle against Republican rival Donald Trump.
She secured the nomination on Monday night (US local time), less than 36 hours after Biden endorsed her.
In an X post, Harris said, "Tonight, I am proud to have earned the support needed to become our party's nominee. Over the next few months, I'll be traveling across the country talking to Americans about everything on the line."
"I fully intend to unite our party and our nation, and defeat Donald Trump," Harris said.
A statement from her, upon becoming the presumptive democratic nominee for President, was also posted on her X account.
These endorsements are not binding, and with President Joe Biden out of the race, delegates are free to vote for the candidate of their choice, CNN reported.
On Tuesday, Harris will campaign in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin for the first time as a presidential candidate.
The Wisconsin trip offers another opportunity for the 59-year-old former California prosecutor to reset the Democrats' campaign and make the case that she is best positioned to beat Trump.
Harris is scheduled to deliver remarks at a political event in Milwaukee at 1.05 pm CDT (1805 GMT).
She offered a sense of how she plans to attack Trump on Monday, referring to her past of pursuing "predators" and "fraudsters" as San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general.
