Quickly thereafter, the 59-year-old had the support of former presidents Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, who argued that this was the most effective means of preventing Trump from re-entering the White House for a second term.
“We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term,” the group said. “Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect.”
In contrast, Obama, the previous president, refrained from publicly backing Harris in favor of a transparent Democratic primary process.
The 62-year-old expressed his admiration for Biden in a statement, calling him a “dear friend and partner” and one of “America’s most consequential presidents.” He had chosen Biden to be his vice president in 2008.
“President Biden pointed us away from the four years of chaos, falsehood, and division that had characterized Donald Trump’s administration,
” the president said. Plus, Joe is someone I know who has always fought to the finish. Considering the current political climate,
