Hillary Clinton celebrated President Obama’s endorsement Thursday and said “it means so much” to her.
{mosads}”Obviously I value his opinion a great deal personally,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said in an interview with Bloomberg. “It’s just such a treat because over the years of knowing each other, we’ve gone from fierce competitors to true friends.”
In an online video posted Thursday, Obama formally endorsed the former secretary of State, just an hour after meeting with her rival, Bernie Sanders.
“I know how hard this job can be, that’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it. In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,” he said in the video, which was posted on YouTube and the Clinton campaign website.
The video had been recorded on Tuesday, a day after the Associated Press announced that Clinton had won the delegates necessary to clinch the nomination.
Clinton won primaries in California and three other states that day, securing a victory over Sanders in pledged delegates as well as the party’s superdelegates, who vote at the July Democratic National Convention.
Sanders has yet to concede, however, and has continued to talk about taking his campaign to the Democratic convention.
Clinton and Obama will appear together at a campaign stop in Green Bay, Wis., Wednesday.
“I want to be out there with him and have a chance to campaign with him,” Clinton said.
“The president has said he thought his job was to remind the American people what a serious responsibility the presidency was. We’re choosing a president and commander-in-chief and he’s uniquely able to talk to the American people about the knowledge, experience and temperament that the presidency requires.”