White House press secretary Josh Earnest says that President Barack Obama “is not prepared to make a public declaration about his endorsement” of Hillary Clinton.
During Tuesday’s press briefing, Earnest was asked if Obama was “ready to endorse Secretary Clinton, now that she seems to have enough delegates to secure the nomination.” (RELATED: AP: Hillary Clinton Has Enough Delegates To Win The Democratic Nomination)
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Earnest replied, “Well, I know that there were a number of calculations that were conducted by media organizations throughout the day yesterday, those calculations included an updated survey of superdelegates across the country and some media organizations have concluded that Secretary Clinton now has achieved a majority of delegates who will be voting at the Democratic convention. However, at this point, there is at least one superdelegate, the one who works in the Oval Office who is not prepared to make a public declaration about his endorsement at this point but stay tuned, and we’ll keep you updated.” (RELATED: MSNBC Host Surprised AP Calls Clinton ‘Presumptive Nominee’: She’s Still Under Investigation [VIDEO])
On Monday, the Associated Press called the race for Clinton, claiming that she has the 2,383 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.