Kamala Harris The last endorsement has also arrived, the most awaited and most important one. Former President of the United States Barack Obama and his wife Michelle they gave theirs public support for Harris as a candidate of the Democratic Party. After Biden's withdrawal announcement, the fact that the Obamas did not immediately take a stand attracted the attention of the American media.
Obama's endorsement of Kamala Harris
The endorsement came through a phone call, which was recorded and published on social networks, in which Mr and Mrs Obama talk on the phone with what is, for the moment in fact (for the official status we will have to wait for the democratic convention of 19-22 August) the Democratic candidate for president of the United States.
“We called to tell you that Michelle and I We couldn't be more proud to give you our support and to do everything we can to help you win this election and see you in the Oval Office,” Barack Obama says in the phone call to Kamala Harris.
Michelle Obama added: “I can't make this phone call without telling my girlfriend, Kamala, I'm proud of you. This it will be a historic event", he added.
Harris thanked them for their friendship and said she looked forward to "getting there and being on the road" with them over the three months of campaigning. “This means so much to me. We look forward to accomplishing this feat with you two, Doug and I. And to go out, to be on the road,” said the US vice president during the phone call. “But most of all, I just want to tell you that the words you have said and the friendship you have given us all these years mean more than I can express, so thank you both. It means so much. And we'll have fun with that too, won't we?” she added.
“Kamala has more than a resume. He has the vision, the character and the strength that this critical moment requires,” the Obamas wrote on X, where they published the phone call that took place on Wednesday. “We have no doubt that Kamala Harris has exactly that what it takes to win this election and do our best for the American people. At a time when the stakes have never been higher, it gives us all reason to hope."
The endorsement of the former president and his wife was in fact the last one missing from the long list of important names in the Democratic Party who have given their endorsement to Kamala Harris over the days, including Hillary and Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate party leader Chuck Schumer.