Obama pleads with digital influencers to back Biden: 'You may not agree with everything he does'

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Former President Obama called on digital influencers to use their massive online audiences on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms to help President Biden win his re-election campaign despite any political differences they may have.

The former president, whom Biden served under as vice president, told influencers they might not agree entirely with Biden's policies but to get on board anyway.

"Joe Biden, you may not agree with everything he does," Obama said at a campaign fundraiser for Biden in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to Axios. "By the way, you didn't agree with everything I did. And that's OK. Because in a big, messy, complicated country like this, there are going to be disagreements."

"I need you guys to use your influence, and it doesn't have to be boring," Obama told them.

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"I don't expect you to have a bunch of charts and graphs," he said.

Obama added they may need to use "humor" to keep people engaged as they swiped through TikTok videos and Instagram reels.

The Biden administration has faced harsh criticism from the left, especially from college students and young voters, over its handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Large student protests, beginning at elite universities like Columbia University, have highlighted ongoing divisions in the Democratic