Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton For President

June 09, 2016

The Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) (L) walks with President Barack Obama (R) through the Colonnade as he arrives at the White House for an Oval Office meeting June 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. Sanders met with President Obama after Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination for president. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as president. The move came after Obama met with her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders said he would work with Clinton to stop Donald Trump. In his endorsement, Obama said: "I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office."

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from NPR's Domenico Montanaro.

Guest

Domenico Montanaro, NPR's lead editor, politics & digital audience. He tweets @DomenicoNPR.

This segment aired on June 9, 2016. The audio for this segment is not available.