Barack Obama has generally kept a low profile during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, but the former U.S. president broke his silence on Tuesday, April 14 and officially gave former Vice President, Joe Biden his endorsement.
Obama tweeted, “I’m proud to endorse my friend @JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let’s go.”
Obama’s endorsement comes only one day after Sen. Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Biden. Until last week, Biden and Sanders were the only two remaining candidates in the primary. But when Sanders dropped out — declaring that he believed Biden’s lead in the number of pledged delegates to be insurmountable — Biden’s nomination became inevitable. Continue reading.