Published 22:26 IST, April 14th 2020

Barack Obama endorses ex-deputy Joe Biden for Democratic bid to challenge Trump

Former US President Barack Obama endorsed his ex-deputy and current presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for his White House bid.

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Former US President Barack Obama endorsed his ex-deputy and current presumptive Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden for his White House bid. In a video mess posted on Twitter, Obama said he is "proud to endorse my friend Joe Biden for President of United States". Biden was Obama's Vice President throughout his two four-year terms (2009-2017) in White House.

Recalling his 2008 decision to choose Biden as his running mate, Obama said it was "one of my best decisions ever". "I believe Joe has all qualities we need in a President right w... Joe has character and experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through along recovery," Obama said.

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Barack Obama's support for Biden is also seen as a foregone conclusion to position of Democrats in Presidential elections of vember 2020, after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders ended his campaign and chose to endorse Biden. Biden is w most likely to formally clinch part's mination to take on Republican incumbent Donald Trump.

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Several days after suspending his campaign, Sanders finally anunced that he would endorse Joe Biden as Democratic minee to defeat Republican US President Donald Trump and acquire White House  US Presidential elections are scheduled to take place later this year in vember, even though y have been surrounded with uncertainties due to coronavirus outbreak. dely pathogen that originated in China has w infected over 588,465 people and killed 23,711. All 50 states are currently under Presidential disaster declaration in a bid to curb furr spre of COVID-19.

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22:26 IST, April 14th 2020