Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
US President Barack Obama has somewhat backed US former first lady and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton's bid to becoming the US President in 2016; saying she would make "an excellent president".
Reports
say Clinton is expected to announce her candidacy in the 2016 White
House run on Sunday, April 12 (today) via a video message on social
media.
"She was a formidable candidate in
2008. She was a great supporter of mine in the general election. She was
an outstanding secretary of state. She is my friend," Obama was quoted to have said at a press conference in Panama after a summit of Western Hemisphere leaders on Saturday, April 11.
Clinton,
67, lost the 2008 nomination to President Obama and, this time around,
it appears she is unlikely to face a formidable primary opponent, with
only a few low-profile Democrats saying that they would consider
contesting the nomination.
Two other potential candidates, including senator Elizabeth Warren and vice-president Joe Biden, are yet to confirm their candidacy.
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