'Ready to pass the baton': Barack Obama campaigns with Clinton
6 July 2016 12:17 PM IST6 July 2016 12:17 PM IST
Obama and Clinton originally planned to make their first campaign appearance together in Wisconsin but was postponed due to Orlando shooting
President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and dedication Tuesday, making his first outing on the campaign stump for his former secretary of state just hours after his FBI director blasted her handling of classified material.- Referring back to their own bruising primary battle in 2008, Obama said, We may have gone toe to toe, from coast to coast, but we stood shoulder to shoulder for the ideals that we share.
- The duo flew to Charlotte together on Air Force One, and they rode to the rally together in Obama's armored limousine, known as The Beast'.
- She shared memories of her four years in the administration, from crashing a meeting with the Chinese at a global climate summit to being in the Situation Room during the raid on Osama bin Laden
- The Clinton campaign hopes Obama can reassure voters about her experience, talent and character and speak to their questions about her honesty and trustworthiness some of which stem from the email investigation.
- He declared that \"there has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than Hillary Clinton, ever. And that's the truth. That's the truth.\"
- Welcomed by a screaming crowd of supporters, the president led chants of \"Hillary!\" as they stood onstage under banners reading \"Stronger Together.\"
- The timing of the trip pulled the president into a controversy he has at times tried to keep at arm's length. His appearance with Clinton was a reminder that it was his appointee who declined to pursue criminal charges.
- Shortly before the president and his would-be successor flew to Charlotte together, FBI Director James Comey announced he would not recommend charges against Clinton for her email practices.
- The energetic Obama-Clinton appearance in North Carolina was a show of Democratic unity in a state Clinton is hoping to put back in the party's column. But the moment wasn't what her campaign and the White House imagined during the long primary season.
- Shirt sleeves rolled up in campaign form, Obama declared, I'm ready to pass the baton. \"I'm here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton,\" he said.
President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton\'s trustworthiness and dedication Tuesday, making his first outing on the campaign stump for his former secretary of state just hours after his FBI director blasted her handling of classified material.
Obama and Clinton originally planned to make their first campaign appearance together in Wisconsin but was postponed due to Orlando shooting
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