Obama has now firmly sat on the scales to tip support in the Democratic party for Clinton. Trump tweeted shortly after Clinton’s campaign released the president’s video endorsement.
Advertisement
Obama also offered praise for Sanders, who earlier said he would work with Clinton to defeat presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump – but stopped short of conceding the race.
Obama said Sanders has run an “incredible campaign” for encouraging people to vote and that he thanked Sanders in their meeting for bringing attention to various issues, including economic inequality and money in politics.
President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will campaign in Wisconsin next week, Clinton’s campaign said Thursday.
“So, if Hillary Clinton is going to get ahead on the polls, she is going to need Senator Sanders on her side”.
The president remains popular with voters, and his endorsement will come as a significant boost to Clinton.
“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office”, said Obama on the three-minute video. In his endorsement, he called Clinton’s decision to serve as his secretary of state “a testament to her character”. “Obviously I value his opinion a great deal personally”. “I’ve seen her determination to give every American an opportunity no matter how tough the fight was”, said President Obama. “But more importantly, it’ll make the Democratic Party stronger, and it will make America stronger”.
Hillary Clinton’s snarky tweet on Thursday, “Delete your account” to her White House rival Donald Trump was among the funniest of the campaign; nearly as amusing as it was awkward.
Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were rivals during the 2008 Democratic primary that Mr Obama won.
But the writing is on the wall, and the pas de deux between Obama and Sanders was seen as an encouraging sign toward party unity. “I also know that it’s very hard not to win and it’s hard for your supporters especially”.
Advertisement
Bernie Sanders has said he will continue to campaign in Washington DC, leading up to the capital city’s primary next week – but expect most Democrats to close ranks quickly.
