Breaking: Obama Breaks Long Silence on Presidential Race, Endorses Biden

Former president Barack Obama endorsed his former running mate Joe Biden in a video released Tuesday, weeks after Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.

Obama for months declined to back a particular candidate in the Democratic primary or involve himself heavily in the race. His endorsement of Biden has been viewed as imminent since Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his 2020 campaign last week.

“We have a field of very accomplished, very serious and passionate and smart people who have a history of public service,” Obama said at a private fundraising event close to the end of last year. “Whoever emerges from the primary process, I will work my tail off to make sure they are the next president.”

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