Obama not ready to endorse Hillary Clinton

Obama not ready to endorse Hillary Clinton
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US President Barack Obama is not ready to formally endorse his ex-secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, in her bid for the presidency because it is possible that other hopefuls for the post will appear, including other \"friends\" of the chief executive, the White House.

Washington: US President Barack Obama is not ready to formally endorse his ex-secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, in her bid for the presidency because it is possible that other hopefuls for the post will appear, including other "friends" of the chief executive, the White House.

A day after Clinton, who was defeated by Obama in the Democratic primaries of 2008, announced her intention to seek the party's presidential nomination in 2016, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest on Monday scuttled rumors about any immediate support she might get from the president.

"The two of them Obama and Clinton have become friends, but there are other people who are friends of the president who may decide to enter the race. So the president has not offered up any sort of endorsement at this point," Earnest told his daily press conference.

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