Bill and Hillary Clinton lead Dems endorsing Kamala (but Obama makes no mention of her in his statement)

Bill and Hillary Clinton were quick to throw their weight behind Kamala Harris’s bid for the Democratic nomination, as party leaders rushed to endorse the vice president after Joe Biden’s historic announcement that he would be ending his re-election campaign.

“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” their statement read.

Notably absent from the list of those quick to commend Harris was Barack Obama, who did not mention her in a lengthy statement honoring the president’s “remarkable career” and character. Harris has said she was “honored” to have Biden’s official endorsement on Sunday and vowed to “earn and win” the Democratic nomination.

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary — who previously ran for president in 2016, but was defeated by Donald Trump — praised Biden’s “extraordinary career of service” but pledged to do “whatever we can” to support Harris’s bid for the White House.

“We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term… Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it,” they said.

In a lengthy statement, Obama paid tribute to his former vice president’s devotion to public service but stopped short of endorsing Harris, writing instead that he had “extraordinary confidence” Democratic leaders would be able to “create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also did not specifically endorse Harris, but praised Biden’s “legacy of vision, values and leadership” which made him “one of the most consequential Presidents in American