Barack Obama endorsed his friend and former vice president, Joe Biden, for president
WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former US president Barack Obama has endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden, for president, finally breaking his silence in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Obama waited until Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic primary before endorsing Biden in the 2020 race.
“Joe has the character and the experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery,” Obama said in a 12-minute video filmed at his home and posted on YouTube.
“I know he’ll surround himself with good people – experts, scientists, military officials who actually know how to run the government and care about doing a good job running the government, and know how to work with our allies, and who will always put the American people’s interests above their own,” he continued.
Obama, who for months had declined to insert himself in the race and instead focused on unifying the party, endorsed Biden six days after Sen Bernie Sanders dropped out of a contest that had seen 28 candidates come and go.
Sanders endorsed Biden on Monday, appearing in a video with the former vice president calling on Democrats, independents and Republicans alike to unite behind the former vice president.
Biden has a number of other high-profile endorsements under his belt, including several from his one-time opponents in the race.
Biden is now the Democrats’ de facto nominee.
Biden is expected to accept the nomination at the Democratic National Convention, which has been moved to mid-August because of the coronavirus pandemic. — NNN-AGENCIES
