(Daily Mail) Both former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
The Harris campaign released a video early Friday morning showing the likely Democratic presidential nominee taking a call from the political power couple where they reveal they’re endorsing her.
The video was filmed Wednesday in Indianapolis, where Harris traveled to address the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.
The couple’s decision to stay silent for days on Harris’s candidacy had fueled speculation they weren’t supportive of her bid.
An source close to Biden’s family claimed the former president is ‘very upset’ about Harris’ candidacy, even claiming that he ‘knows she can’t win’ against Trump, 78.
However, a Democratic official told DailyMail.com that the endorsement announcement was held off to not overshadow President Joe Biden‘s Oval Office address Wednesday night.
‘Kamala!’ the brief clip begins, with President Obama’s distinct voice coming over the VP’s cell phone. ‘Hey there!’ chimes in Michelle.
The Harris campaign released a video early Friday morning that shows former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama calling Vice President Kamala Harris to endorse her presidential run
As Harris walks through the event venue toward her SUV, she gushes, ‘ohh hi, you’re both together. It’s good to hear you both.’
‘I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala, I am proud of you,’ Michelle says. ‘This is going to be historic.’
‘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,’ the former president chimes in.
There were some questions about why the Obamas didn’t immediately back Harris as other top Democrats got in line.
The Democratic official told DailyMail.com that the former president wanted to do something ‘more than a statement.’
Ahead of the endorsement announcement, the Trump campaign pushed the narrative that Obama was displeased that the party coalesced around Harris, with enough delegates endorsing her Monday night she had locked up the nomination.
‘There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party – namely Barack Hussein Obama – that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still holding out for someone ‘better,” said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung Thursday night.
