Obama: Clinton the most qualified ever

By Nicole Duran

Published June 9, 2016 8:56pm ET

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Obama: Clinton the most qualified ever — "When you just take a raw look at qualifications, I think that's pretty obvious," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) | Susan Walsh

President Obama believes that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the most qualified candidate ever to seek the country’s highest office, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday.

“When you just take a raw look at qualifications, I think that’s pretty obvious,” Earnest said when asked if Obama considers his one-time rival more prepared to be commander in chief than he was in 2008.

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