Barack Obama endorses Kamala Harris for US president
Al JazeeraNod from former US president and first lady Michelle Obama means Harris has won backing of all key Democrats. Barack Obama has endorsed Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for United States president, which means the vice president has won the backing of all the Democratic Party’s leading figures. “We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” former US President Obama told Harris during a phone call, a video of which was posted on social media. “We told her we think she’ll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has our full support,” Barack Obama posted on X on Friday about the call with Harris earlier in the week. At this critical moment for our country, we’re going to do everything we can to make sure she wins in… pic.twitter.com/0UIS0doIbA — Barack Obama July 26, 2024 Barack Obama made history in 2008 by becoming the first African-American president, and Harris hopes to make history of her own as the first woman and woman of colour elected to lead the country.