In the live call video, Michelle and Barack Obama endorse Harris

A private phone conversation between the pair and the current vice president was documented in a one-minute-long video that former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle released on Friday endorsing Kamala Harris’s presidential quest.

“We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Obama stated to Harris.

“You have my admiration. The former first lady informed Harris that “this is going to be historic.”

Harris thanked him for the endorsement and their long friendship while grinning and speaking into a cell phone.

“I appreciate you both. It has immense meaning. And this will be enjoyable for us as well,” Harris remarked.

According to the campaign, the video was not a recreation but the real call.

Less than a week after President Joe Biden withdrew from the campaign due to declining polling, Harris’s unexpected bid against Republican competitor Donald Trump is gathering momentum among backers, funders, and legislators.

Even though it has been more than ten years since Obama’s last election, the first Black president of the United States, is still regarded as one of the most popular leaders in the Democratic party.

Obama has given Biden his support at high-profile fundraisers, some of the most successful events of his campaign.

The endorsement indicates that he will probably start supporting Harris on the campaign trail once she is formally declared the presumptive nominee, which could assist the campaign generate and maintain momentum and funding.

At first, Obama declined to support her even though Biden—his former vice president—anointed her as his heir apparent. It has been stated that Obama was reluctant to endorse someone when the party was selecting its nominee.