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Washington Post: Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders🇺🇸 President Obama offered his formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton with a video Thursday and plans to campaign with the former secretary of state in Wisconsin next week, efforts aimed at speeding the Democratic Party’s unification around its presumed presidential nominee.
“I know how hard this job can be, that’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” Obama says in the video. “In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. She’s got the courage, the compassion and the heart to get this job done.”
The swift endorsement came after the president met with Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House earlier Thursday and the senator from Vermont indicated that he is preparing to exit the Democratic nominating battle.
xThanks, Obama. https://t.co/DzKgMFgdmP
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 10, 2016.