At a press conference held at the conclusion of the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, President Obama told reporters that Hillary Clinton, should she decide to run for president, proved to be a formidable candidate in 2008 and would make “an excellent president.”
.@Acosta asks POTUS about @HillaryClinton launch, and if he hopes she runs on his record.
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) April 11, 2015
"She was a formidable candidate in 2008," Obama says of Hillary. "She is my friend. I think she would be an excellent president."
— Angela GreilingKeane (@agreilingkeane) April 11, 2015
.@BarackObama on @HillaryClinton: "She is my friend. I think she would be an excellent president"
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) April 11, 2015
Obama on Clinton: "… She is my friend, I think she would be an excellent president and I'm not on the ballot."
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) April 11, 2015
Obama on HRC: "She was a formidable candidate in 2008, she was a great supporter of mine in the general election."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 11, 2015
Obama continues the Hillary fiction: "if she announces…"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 11, 2015
Obama in Panama: "I think Hillary Clinton would be an excellent president"
— JORGE RAMOS (@jorgeramosnews) April 11, 2015
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POTUS on HIllary, continued: "She was an outstanding secretary of state. She is my friend. I think she would be an excellent president."
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) April 11, 2015
Obama: "She is going to be able to handle herself very well in debates around foreign policy"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 11, 2015
Obama on Hillary: "she’s going to have some strong messages to deliver"
— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) April 11, 2015
Obama: "She is my friend. I think she would be an excellent president. And I'm not on the ballot. I'm not going to step on her lines."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 11, 2015
What about other potential candidates? Say, um, Vice President Biden?
"I am not in the business of prognosticating future elections, that's your job," Obama tells reporters.
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) April 11, 2015
Obama: "I am not in the business of prognosticating about future elections."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 11, 2015
Joe Biden doesn’t get the same full throated love from Obama as Hillary Clinton (1/2)
— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) April 11, 2015
Asked about @VP, Obama says only that he won't opine on field. None of the praise he just dished out for @HillaryClinton
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) April 11, 2015
Obama asked about Biden 2016 after praising hillary, says he won't opine on field.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 11, 2015
Mr. President, how do you not opine on the field when asked about Biden after you've praised Hillary Clinton?
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) April 11, 2015
Sorry, Joe. But great work keeping an eye on the plants while the president was away.