Obama’s final insult to Biden: Refusing to endorse Kamala Harris

Published July 21, 2024 4:27pm ET



After weeks of coordinating planned leaks from Biden administration staffers and his buddy actor George Clooney’s infamous New York Times op-ed, former President Barack Obama’s crusade to oust President Joe Biden from the Democratic presidential nomination has finally succeeded. President Joe Biden conceded that he is unfit to run for leader of the free world Sunday, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in the process. And now, after a lengthy professional relationship that has finally and fully soured after years of discord, Obama has issued his final insult toward his own former vice president: Refusing to follow the rest of the Democratic Party elders in endorsing Harris to replace Biden.

“We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,” Obama said in a statement applauding Biden for doing what the former president’s been beckoning him to do for weeks now. “But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges. I believe that Joe Biden’s vision of a generous, prosperous, and united America that provides opportunity for everyone will be on full display at the Democratic Convention in August.”

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