By Swapna Venugopal
It took six days, but Barack Obama said yes.
A long-awaited endorsement from former President Obama for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic partyâs nominee for president finally arrived on Friday.
While Harris had racked up a series of endorsements since President Joe Biden withdrew from his reelection bid after his debacle of a debate performance, Obama was the last prominent Democrat who hadn’t weighed in.
In a video endorsement released Friday, Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are shown calling Harris together to offer their support.
âAw. Hi, youâre both together! Oh, itâs good to hear you both,â says Harris, dressed in a beige suit and wearing a gold link chain.
âI canât have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you. This is going to be historic,â says the former first lady.
The Obamas made history themselves 16 years ago when Barack Obama became the first person of color to be elected president of the United States.
If elected, Harris, who is Black and Asian Indian, would be the first woman to be elected president.
âI canât have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you. This is going to be historic,â says the former first lady.
The Obamas made history themselves 16 years ago when Barack Obama became the first person of color to be elected president of the United States.
If elected, Harris, who is Black and Asian Indian, would be the first woman to be elected president.
While Obama held off while the party organizes its new nomination process, he praised Biden for deciding to step aside.
“Joe Biden has stayed true to these words again and again over a lifetime of service to the American people,” Obama said on the X social media site after the president’s address on Wednesday.By Wedesday, Harris had raised $126 million in campaign contribution, according to her campaign.