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Read Barack and Michelle Obama's endorsement of Kamala Harris

By Kenichi Serino,

2024-07-26

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3xIxsK_0ueMyQ3Z00 — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama greet guests during the first day of the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 31, 2017. File photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.

WATCH: Harris courts key voting blocs as Trump shifts strategy following Biden’s exit

The endorsement, announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris builds momentum as their party’s likely nominee after President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection bid and endorse his second-in-command against Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.

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