Obama's Open Support For Joe Biden Faces Trump

Presidential candidate AS Joe Biden (@joebiden)

JAKARTA - Former President of the United States (US) Barack Obama provides formal support for Joe Biden through a video. Obama urged Democrats across the party ideological spectrum to unite with Joe Biden and form a united front to defeat President Donald Trump and win back the White House.

In the video, Obama praises Biden's character and resilience, touting him as the right candidate to lead the country through a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic that is now underway. While still in office, Obama and Biden handled the H1N1 and Ebola outbreaks.

"If there is one thing that we have learned as a country from times of great crisis, it is that the passion for caring for one another cannot be confined to our homes, or our workplaces, or our neighborhoods, or our houses of worship ... It must also be reflected in our national government, "Obama said, as reported by CNN, Wednesday, April 15.

The former president also paid full praise to Bernie Sanders and conveyed what his support for the US cause would mean. It is known that Sanders also supported Joe Biden to defeat Trump.

"Bernie is a Native American, a man who has dedicated his life to voicing the hopes, dreams, and frustrations of working people. He and I don't always agree with everything, but we always share the belief that we must make America a society of more justice. , "said Obama.

Obama also provided some direct criticism of his successor without naming Trump. "One thing everyone has learned by now is that Republicans occupying the White House and running the US Senate are not interested in progress. They are interested in power," Obama said.

Obama said that the current leadership in the US is a leadership that is more interested in helping the rich in the midst of a pandemic than in US society in general. He argued that Republican Presidents and Senates had repeatedly ignored the principles of American rule of law, voting rights, and transparency. Sadly it was also helped by "a propaganda network with little regard for truth."

Meanwhile, the message is aimed at rallying supporters of Joe Biden who are loyal to the Republican Party. The message also addressed some Democrats who were skeptical of the former vice president by clearly highlighting the stakes in the election. Many Democrats running for president made the argument that Joe Biden was incompetent.

In November 2019, Obama said he had spoken to all candidates during the campaign, often giving them advice before announcing their bids and after they left. Advisors to the former president say the advice is always the same: consider why you believe you should become president, what impact it will have on your family, and whether you can actually win.

Biden himself is not ashamed to admit his admiration for Obama throughout the 2020 US Presidential Election campaign. Biden has often described himself as a Democrat who is attached to "Obama-Biden" and in speeches across the country, he calmly calls Obama by his first name, Barack.

The former vice president even used part of his first major protests as a presidential candidate in 2019 to praise Obama as an extraordinary man. "I watched closely, his character, his courage, his vision. He is the president our children need. And indeed, he is a great president," said Biden on one occasion.

Obama paid similar praise, referring to Biden as a friend and describing the decision to elect Biden as his vice president as one of the best decisions he has ever made. "He's become a close friend and I believe Joe has all the qualities we need as a President today," Obama said.