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Kamala Harris officially launched her bid to become the next president of the United States, and she’s already got a bunch of top democrats supporting her move after President Biden decided not to run again.
But among top folks on the left, one of the biggest endorsements that she’s finally nailed down is from former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
In a video posted to the VP’s social media early Friday, Harris answers a phone to speak to the former first family.
“Aw. Hi, you’re both together! Oh, it’s good to hear you both,” says Harris, greeting the Obamas.
“I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you. This is going to be historic,” says the former first lady with full support.
The former president then makes it clear that the Obamas have her back when it comes to ensuring Trump doesn’t make it back into the White House.
“We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Obama said.
The Democrats’ full support for the current vice president may signal that things are moving fast, but the ball started rolling back in June when President Biden gave a lackluster debate performance against Donald Trump. He appeared to stumble over his words and had several blank looks on his face.
About a month later, after closed-door chats showed that many on the left wanted him to rescind his bid, he did, and many fell in line to support Harris.
It injected new energy into the part, and her campaign already has donations amounting to more than $126 million, with a mounting $81 million coming in the first 24 hours.
Despite the support, with about 100 days until the election, she narrowly trails Trump according to recent polls, with 48% versus her 47%.
See how social is reacting to the endorsement below.