Barack and Michelle Obama ENDORSE Kamala Harris: Former president and first lady phone vice president and offer their full support

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  • The Obamas person endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris 
  • It marks Michelle Obama's apt entranceway onto nan run way this year
  • READ MORE: Harris says she wants aforesaid statement Biden agreed to 

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent and Emily Goodin, Senior White House Correspondent

Published: 05:04 EDT, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 05:07 EDT, 26 July 2024

Both erstwhile President Barack Obama and first woman Michelle Obama person officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. 

The Harris run released a video early Friday greeting showing nan apt Democratic statesmanlike nominee taking a telephone from nan governmental powerfulness mates wherever they uncover they're endorsing her.

The video was filmed Wednesday successful Indianapolis, wherever Harris traveled to reside nan Zeta Phi Beta sorority. 

A Democratic charismatic told DailyMail.com that nan endorsement announcement was held disconnected to not overshadow President Joe Biden's Oval Office reside Wednesday night. 

'Kamala!' nan little clip begins, pinch President Obama's chopped sound coming complete nan VP's compartment phone. 'Hey there!' chimes successful Michelle. 

The Harris run released a video early Friday greeting that shows erstwhile President Barack Obama and erstwhile first woman Michelle Obama calling Vice President Kamala Harris to endorse her statesmanlike run 

As Harris walks done nan arena venue toward her SUV, she gushes, 'ohh hi, you're some together. It's bully to perceive you both.' 

'I can't person this telephone telephone without saying to my woman Kamala, I americium proud of you,' Michelle says. 'This is going to beryllium historic.' 

'We called to say, Michelle and I, couldn't beryllium prouder to endorse you and to do everything we tin to get you done this predetermination and into nan Oval Office,' nan erstwhile president chimes in. 

There were immoderate questions astir why nan Obamas didn't instantly backmost Harris arsenic different apical Democrats sewage successful line. 

The Democratic charismatic told DailyMail.com that nan erstwhile president wanted to do thing 'more than a statement.' 

Ahead of nan endorsement announcement, nan Trump run pushed nan communicative that Obama was displeased that nan statement coalesced astir Harris, pinch capable delegates endorsing her Monday nighttime she had locked up nan nomination.

'There is simply a beardown consciousness by galore successful nan Democrat Party - namely Barack Hussein Obama - that Kamala Harris is simply a Marxist fraud who cannot hit President Trump, and they are still holding retired for personification "better,"' said Trump run spokesperson Steven Cheung Thursday night.

Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and erstwhile President Barack Obama (right) be an arena astatine nan White House successful April 2022 celebrating nan Affordable Care Act, besides known arsenic 'Obamacare' 

President Barack Obama (right) is seen starring President Joe Biden (center) offstage astatine nan star-studded fundraiser successful June pinch George Clooney, an quality that led Clooney to promote Biden to time off nan race  

The broader intent of nan connection was to opportunity that Republican rival, erstwhile President Donald Trump, would not finalize a statement schedule until 'Democrats formally determine connected their nominee.' 

The Democratic information process, which will return spot virtually up of nan Chicago convention, will wrap up by August 7. 

In nan short video, Harris told nan Obamas she was looking guardant to seeing them retired connected nan run trail. 

While nan erstwhile president appeared astatine respective high-dollar fundraiser connected behalf of Biden - including the infamous 1 pinch George Clooney - Michelle has yet to group ft astatine a run event.

She had privately expressed vexation that nan Biden family had mostly exiled her adjacent friend Kathleen Buhle, Hunter Biden's first wife, and mother of his 3 big children, according to a study past period from Axios.

But it appears pinch Harris astatine nan helm, Michelle's astatine nan ready. 

Harris thanked some Obamas earlier she sewage disconnected nan phone. 

'I conscionable want to show you that nan words you person spoken and nan relationship that you person fixed complete each these years mean much than I tin express,' she said. 'So convey you both, it intends truthful much.' 

'And we're going to person immoderate nosy pinch it too, aren't we?' she asked.  

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