- Obama endorses Harris for president
- Michelle Obama supports, joins phone call
- Harris campaign launches action weekend
Barack Obama has backed Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, ensuring that the vice president has the support of all of the party’s politically active high-profile figures in her White House run.
Following Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the campaign, the former president pointedly withheld his endorsement, leading to initial speculation that he supported an open nomination process at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.
However, after Harris received the support of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, a number of state governors, and the most prominent Democrats in Congress—as well as Biden himself—Obama has joined his voice, resulting in a significant boost for the vice president.
Michelle, the former first lady, joined the 44th president in a phone conversation with Harris, which her team filmed and shared on Friday. The footage shows Harris listening to the Obamas on an iPhone in her right hand.
“I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you,” Michelle Obama told reporters. “This is going to be historic.”
Barack Obama has his own opinion: “We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office.
Standing near a vehicle, Harris smiles and says, “Oh my goodness.” Michelle, Barack, this means a lot to me, and I’m excited to do it with both of you, Doug and myself. I look forward to venturing out and traveling.”
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She goes on to say, “But most of all, I simply want you to know that the words you’ve spoken and the companionship you’ve given me over the years mean more than I can convey. So thank you, both! It means so much. And we’re going to have some fun with this, aren’t we?
The endorsement comes as the Harris campaign, which has had a strong start, announces a “weekend of action” to commemorate 100 days until the election, with over 170,000 volunteers and 2,300 events across critical states.
Obama was the first black US president, and he is endorsing a candidate who, if elected against Donald Trump in November, will be the first woman, a black woman, and someone of South Asian origin to serve as president.
In opinion polls, Harris has closed the gap on Trump, trailing him 48% to 47% among likely voters in a New York Times/Siena College poll. Following their debate, Trump led Biden by six percentage points.
