Barack and Michelle Obama officially endorse Kamala Harris

Both former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Harris’ campaign released a video early Friday morning showing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee taking a phone call from the political power couple, in which they reveal their support for her.

The video was filmed Wednesday in Indianapolis, where Harris traveled to address the Zeta Phi Beta sorority. A Democratic official told DailyMail.com that the announcement of the endorsement was delayed so as not to overshadow President Joe Biden’s speech in the Oval Office on Wednesday night.

“Kamala!” the short clip begins, with President Obama’s distinct voice blaring through the VP’s cell phone. “Hey there!” Michelle chimes in. As Harris walks through the event venue to her SUV, she excitedly calls out, “Oh, hi, you two are together. It’s great to hear you both.” “I can’t make this phone call without telling my girl Kamala how proud I am of you,” Michelle says. “This is going to be historic.”

“We called to say, Michelle and I, we couldn’t be more proud to support you and do everything we can to help you get through this election and into the White House,” the former president said. There were some questions about why the Obamas didn’t immediately endorse Harris when other top Democrats joined in.

The Democratic official told DailyMail.com that the former president wanted to make something “more than a statement.” Before announcing the endorsement, the Trump campaign had been pushing the narrative that Obama was unhappy that the party had rallied around Harris. By Monday night, enough delegates had backed her to secure the nomination.

“Many in the Democratic Party — particularly Barack Hussein Obama — feel strongly that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still waiting for someone ‘better,'” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said Thursday night. The broader meaning of the statement was to say that Republican rival former President Donald Trump would not finalize a debate schedule until “Democrats have formally decided on their nomination.”

The Democratic nomination process, which is taking place virtually ahead of the convention in Chicago, is set to conclude on Aug. 7. In the short video, Harris told the Obamas she looked forward to seeing them on the campaign trail.

While the former president has appeared at several high-profile fundraisers on Biden’s behalf — including the infamous one with George Clooney — Michelle has yet to attend a campaign event. She had privately expressed frustration that the Biden family had largely ostracized her close friend Kathleen Buhle, Hunter Biden’s first wife and the mother of his three adult children, according to a report from Axios last month. But it appears that with Harris at the helm, Michelle is ready.

Harris thanked both Obamas before hanging up. “I just want to tell you that the words that you’ve spoken and the friendship that you’ve given all these years means more than I can express,” she said. “So thank you both, it means so much.” “And we’re going to have some fun with it, right?” she asked.

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