Former President Barack Obama endorsed Kamala Harris’ presidential run early Friday, handing the Harris campaign its biggest political endorsement since President Joe Biden backed her on Sunday after dropping out of the race.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/66a3742bfee20653b85857cc/Former-President-Obama-Joins-President-Biden-At-White-House-To-Mark-Passage-Of-The/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3014&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1694" alt="Former President Obama Joins President Biden At White House To Mark Passage Of The Affordable Care Act" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">Former President Barack Obama adds to a list of major endorsement Vice President Kamala Harris has <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> received since announcing her run earlier this week.</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>In a <a href="https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1816760809193677069" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1816760809193677069" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1816760809193677069" aria-label="statement">statement</a> on X, Obama said he and his wife Michelle called Harris “earlier this week” to tell her “we think she’ll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has our full support.”</p>  </div>


Obama adds to a growing list of top Democrats who have backed Harris’ presidential run after Biden dropped out.{ai:summary}<p>Barack Obama threw his weight behind Kamala Harris early Friday, marking the biggest boost for her presidential campaign since Joe Biden's endorsement days prior. He and Michelle expressed their belief in her potential as president during a call.</p><p>The political chessboard is shifting, and Harris is stacking up allies. #politics</p>

Barack And Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris For President

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