Hillary Clinton endorses Biden, emphasizing America’s need for a ‘real president’

While Clinton did not mention Donald Trump directly, she referred to him and his stupid commentary subtly: “Just think of what a difference it would make right now if we had a president who not only listened to the science […] but brought us together,” Clinton said. “Think of what it would mean if we had a real president,” she continued, rather than someone who “plays one on TV.” Trump has continuously been spreading false information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently he suggested that disinfectants be considered a possible treatment for the virus.

Clinton remains a strong feminist figure for women across the country. Her historic 2016 campaign inspired many women to believe a woman in the White House was and is possible. Although Biden did at one point criticize her campaign for not reaching out to certain working-class voters as reported by the Associated Press, he did eventually support and campaign for her. Clinton’s endorsement follows Biden’s pledge to add a woman vice president to his ticket, bolstering his support of women nationwide.

Of course, the Trump campaign had to comment on the duo supporting each other: “There is no greater concentration of Democrat establishment than Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton together,” Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager, said in a statement, the AP reported. “Both of them carry the baggage of decades in the Washington swamp and both of them schemed to keep the Democrat nomination from Bernie Sanders.”

While the two had also previously competed against one another for the presidency in 2008, they ultimately worked with one another during the Obama administration when Clinton served as secretary of state. Despite their differences, the two of them called each other friends and showed the unity present in the Democratic Party against Trump. During the town hall, Clinton reflected on a time where she had breakfast with Biden in which they talked not only about work but their personal lives. She ended her endorsement with this, noting: “I wish he were president right now.”