Warren had planned to officially back Clinton some time next week after last Democratic primary in the District of Columbia, but Obama’s nod yesterday cleared the way. Trump later said he would no longer talk about the judge.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden also endorsed Clinton on Thursday, sealing Clinton’s position as the de facto Democratic nominee even though rival Sen.
The reaction stirred existing speculation that Massachusetts Sen.
Clinton this week defeated party rival Bernie Sanders, 74, in four of six nominating contests, most notably California and New Jersey, and won the endorsements of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren of MA and other party leaders.
“I want to be out there with him and have a chance to campaign with him”, she said.
Democrats in Washington are eager to unite their party against Trump and avoid a lingering intraparty spat. “It just means so much to have a strong, substantive endorsement from the president”. Sanders, who’s vowed to take his political revolution to their national Democratic convention in July, has been stressing his determination to defeat Trump, perhaps signaling that he may exit the race or at least shift his focus away from Clinton after the final primary election Tuesday in Washington, D.C. She has also said the most important criterion for her will be whether her vice president could be ready to be president in a heartbeat. Warren publicly endorsed Clinton Thursday night on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”, on which she affirmed she’d be up for the job as Vice President.
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Former rival Carly Fiorina, who spoke immediately before Trump, failed to mention her party’s presumptive nominee’s name a single time during her remarks, which heavily criticized Clinton.
