Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday, persevering with the unification of Democratic leaders across the celebr
Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday, persevering with the unification of Democratic leaders across the celebration’s presumptive presidential nominee.
Mr. Obama’s endorsement of his former vice chairman, anticipated by way of video, comes simply sooner or later after Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who had been Mr. Biden’s final challenger, additionally endorsed him.
Whereas the Democratic race was aggressive, Mr. Obama remained publicly impartial, at the same time as a number of candidates tried to hyperlink themselves to him. However now, with the first successfully over, consideration is popping to the possibly tough process of unifying the celebration for the final election — and Mr. Obama is uniquely positioned to assist do this.
Behind the scenes, he has been involved for some time and played a key role in persuading Mr. Sanders to end his campaign and endorse Mr. Biden.
Katie Glueck contributed reporting.