DHAKA: President Obama has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party presidential nominee.

His endorsement came after meeting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who has been battling Clinton for the nomination, reports the BBC.

Speaking in a video tweeted out by Clinton, Obama said she may be the most qualified person ‘ever’ for the role of president.

The two are set to start campaigning together soon.

‘I want those of you who’ve been with me from the beginning of this incredible journey to be the first to know that ‘I’m with Her.’ I am fired up and cannot wait to get out there and campaign for Hillary,’ Obama said in the video.

‘Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders may have been rivals during this primary, but they’re both patriots who love this country and they share a vision for the America that we all believe in.’

The two ran against one another for the Democratic nomination in 2008 and Obama later made Clinton secretary of state.

Speaking to the media following the endorsement, Clinton said Obama’s endorsement ‘means the world’.

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

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump tweeted that Obama’s endorsement means he wants ‘four more years of Obama’ and ‘nobody else does’.

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