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Clinton thrilled Obama ‘has my back’ in US election: Reuters interview

Published: 10 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 02:04 am
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Hillary Clinton arrives to speak during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington DC, March 21, 2016. AFP / SAUL LOEB

 

WASHINGTON: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday welcomed President Barack Obama’s endorsement, telling Reuters in an interview that it “means the world” to her that her former rival has her back in the 2016 campaign.

“It is absolutely a joy and an honor that President Obama and I, over the years, have gone from fierce competitors to true friends,” Clinton said.

Clinton and Obama will begin campaigning together next week in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

(Reporting by Amanda Becker; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Reuters