Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) urged President Joe Biden to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement moments before the Democratic elder dropped his bid for reelection. 

Clyburn was one of the few people Biden confided in the hours leading up to his historic campaign exit on July 21, according to a report from Axios. During a private phone call with Clyburn that day, the embattled president read his statement announcing his decision to withdraw from the race.