President Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton

Obama taped his endorsement video at the White House on Tuesday, before Clinton claimed victory in the primary, and had alerted Sanders earlier in the week that it was coming. “In fact I don’t think there ever been someone so qualified to hold this office”.

Sanders said Clinton had run a “strong campaign” and that he looked forward to meeting with her in the near future to see how they can “work together to defeat Donald Trump” and create a government that “doesn’t just fight for 1 percent”.

The president made the expected announcement in a recorded video message, saying of Mrs. Clinton, “I’m with her”.

The appearance in Green Bay speaks to the importance both of Wisconsin as a state in the general election and winning that area.

Democrats are wary that divisions that emerged between Clinton and Sanders during the primaries might spill out during next month’s Democratic National Convention or provide an opening to Trump, who is on course to become the Republican nominee.

Clinton has also been endorsed by key Democratic leaders. Reid had endorsed Clinton several weeks ago. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. The Vermont senator planned to meet with Vice President Joe Biden, too. Trump has said he welcomes Sanders’ voters “with open arms” while Clinton has vowed to reach out to voters who backed her opponent in the Democratic primary. The top Democrat in the House, Nancy Pelosi, acknowledged that on Thursday.

Following Trump’s response, Hillary fired back with a simple, trolling tweet.

Obama’s endorsement and Sanders’ visit were the public culmination of that work.

“Needless to say, I am going to do everything in my power and I will work as hard as I can to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States, ” Sanders said, standing in the White House driveway with his wife, Jane, at his side. Before the meeting, Sanders and Obama strolled down the colonnade, smiling for the gathered television cameras.

The ceremony and scrutiny didn’t appear to faze Sanders. Elizabeth Warren joined that effort Thursday evening, both endorsing Clinton and signaling to many of Sanders’ supporters that it’s time to unite around the party’s presumptive nominee.

He told reporters that the U.S.is the wealthiest nation in the world and should not have millions of senior citizens and disabled veterans struggling to put food on the table because of inadequate Social Security benefits.

He also is bemoaning the debt facing college students, crumbling infrastructure and the influence that billionaires have on politics, the economy and the media.