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Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama said in a joint statement that they believe Harris has the “vision, character and strength needed at this critical time.”
Obama was reportedly one of more than 100 prominent Democrats whom Harris spoke with after President Joe Biden announced last Sunday that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House.
Obama then praised Mr. Biden’s departure, but did not support Mr. Harris.
The US vice president has already secured the support of the majority of the Democratic Party delegates, so it is likely that in August she will become an official candidate at the upcoming party convention, writes the BBC.
In a statement released Friday, Barack and Michelle said they could not be “more excited to support” Harris. They vowed to do “everything in their power” to get her elected.
“We agree with President Biden,” the couple said in a statement. – that choosing Kamala was one of the best decisions he had ever made. She has the resume to prove it.”
They cited her experience as California attorney general, U.S. senator and later vice president.
“But Kamala has more than a resume,” the statement continued. “She has the vision, character and strength that this critical moment demands.”
“We have no doubt that Kamala Harris has exactly what it takes to win this election and help the American people.” At a time when the importance of an election has never been greater, it gives us all reason to believe,” the Obama family added.
The statement was accompanied by a video of Harris answering a call from the Obamas pledging their support.
“Oh my God,” the vice president says in the video. “It means a lot to me.”
Since Mr. Biden dropped out of the race, Mr. Harris has held several campaign events in the United States. She addressed the American Federation of Teachers union in Houston on Thursday.
Although the event was billed as part of her VP duties, it resembled a campaign rally, with the audience clapping and cheering loudly.
At campaign events on Tuesday and Wednesday, Harris targeted Republicans, whom the politician called “extremists.”
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