Historic Endorsement: Obamas Back Kamala Harris for President

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Barack Obama
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Barack Obama. Credit | Getty images

United States: Kamala Harris has received support from former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama for the presidency, giving her the expected but valuable support of the two most popular current Democrats of the United States.

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The endorsement, which was made on Friday in a video in which Harris takes a joint phone call from Biden and Obama, comes at a time when Harris is gaining increased support for her party as the likely nominee after Biden surprised the nation by indicating his willingness not to seek reelection and instead to support his deputy against Trump, his arch nemesis that was ousted out of power last year.

It emphasizes the friendship and possibly historical connection between the country’s first Black president and the first woman, the first Black woman, and the first person of Asian descent to assume the vice presidency, who is now aspiring to shatter those records at the presidential level.

The former president, Obama, told Harris, “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,” as AP News reported.

Moreover, Michelle Obama continued the call and said, “I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl, Kamala, I am proud of you. “This is going to be historic.”

Harris also mentioned, “We’re gonna have some fun with this too, aren’t we?”

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The Obamas are likely the latest and last party figures to support Harris formally.

An AP survey showed that Harris has already garnered the public endorsement of most delegations to the Democratic National Convention scheduled for August 19 in Chicago, as AP News reported.

Democratic National Committee said that a mainly symbolic vote is planned to take place to choose Harris and another yet-to-be-selected running mate for August 7, thereby officially endorsing Harris as the candidate for the Democratic party.

The former vice president, Biden, quickly endorsed Harris, a California senator, after he announced his decision to quit his campaign amid concerns that his frailty at 81 years would not defeat Trump.

Other visiting people also followed, including United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, House minority whip Jim Clyburn, former President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.