The majority of Americans perceive Hillary Clinton as not trustworthy, but President Obama says that is not an accurate understanding of the woman he has come to know.
“There’s a level of mistrust and a caricature of her that just doesn’t jibe with who I know,” Obama told ABC News’ Robin Roberts in a pre-taped interview set to air on Good Morning America Friday.
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Clinton served as secretary of State during Obama’s first term in office, but the two first met in the Senate during the 2000s before the then-Illinois senator went on to beat the New Yorker in the 2008 Democratic primary.
Obama, speaking with Roberts at the new Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture, said his former Cabinet member is “in this for the right reasons.”
But the commander-in-chief added despite Clinton’s decades of experience climbing to the top, overcoming a stereotype may be her greatest obstacle in striking back in November.
“I think there’s a reason we haven’t seen a woman president before and she’s having to break down barriers,” Obama said.
As far as surviving the next six weeks until the election, Obama said she should focus on the debates and tell Americans why she is motivated to serve.
