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Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for president

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A file photo of US President Barack Obama as he gestures toward US Vice President Joe Biden (R) after Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, 12 January 2017 (re-issued on 14 April 2020). Former US president Barack Obama on 14 April 2020 in a video message endorsed Joe Biden for the US presidential elections. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Former US President Barack Obama has announced his endorsement of Joe Biden for president in a video message.

He said Mr Biden, who was his vice-president, could unify and “heal” a nation struggling through some of its darkest moments.

Obama, in a lengthy video taped on Monday and posted on Tuesday, lauds Biden’s character and resilience, touting him as the right kind of candidate to lead the country through a crisis like the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Obama also highlights the stakes of the 2020 election by arguing Trump and Republicans in the Senate are solely interested in power, not making progress for Americans.

The endorsement reunites the former running mates and positions Obama, whose endorsement of Biden was seen as a forgone conclusion once Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race last week, to be one of Biden’s most powerful surrogates in the race against Trump.

It also marks the public re-emergence of Obama into the political arena. The former president kept a low public profile throughout much of the Democratic nomination fight, but he was active behind the scenes.

Biden thanked Obama for the endorsement on Tuesday shortly after the video posted.

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