WASHINGTON — President Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton via video Thursday, less than two hours after meeting with second-place primary finisher Bernie Sanders.
The Clinton campaign released the video in which the president says, “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” The president said Clinton is “making history” as the first female presidential nominee of a major party, adding “I’m with her.”
The video — filmed on Tuesday — surfaced after Sanders capped his Oval Office meeting with Obama by saying he plans to take his issues to the Democratic convention next month, though he will also speak soon with Clinton about the best way to defeat Republican Donald Trump in the fall election.
“I look forward to meeting with her in the near future,” Sanders told reporters at the White House.
