Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have endorsed Kamala Harris’s run for president in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice-president.
“We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Mr Obama told Ms Harris.
“I am proud of you. This is going to be historic,” the former first lady told Ms Harris.
Talking into a phone and cracking a few smiles, Ms Harris expressed her gratitude for the endorsement and their long friendship.
“Thank you both. It means so much. And we’re gonna have some fun with this too,” Ms Harris said.
The campaign said the video was the actual call, not a reenactment.
Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend @KamalaHarris. We told her we think she’ll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has our full support. At this critical moment for our country, we’re going to do everything we can to make sure she wins in… pic.twitter.com/0UIS0doIbA
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 26, 2024
Ms Harris’s run against Donald Trump, her Republican rival, continues to gain steam from supporters, donors and politicians less than a week after Joe Biden bowed out of the race amid slumping poll numbers.
Mr Obama, the first black US president, remains one of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party more than a decade since he was last elected.
He has lent his support to Joe Biden during big-money fundraisers, which were among some of the biggest blockbuster events of his campaign.
The endorsement could help activate and sustain energy and fundraising for Ms Harris’ campaign and it signals he is likely to get on the campaign trail for her once she is officially the presumptive nominee.
Mr Obama initially withheld his endorsement even as Mr Biden, his former vice-president, anointed her as his heir apparent. Mr Obama reportedly did not want to become involved while his party worked through the process of determining its nominee.
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