 President Barack Obama today endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for president, saying in an online video, “I’m with her.” 
 
 Interested in ? The forceful show of support, which came after Obama met with Sen. Bernie Sanders for more than an hour at the White House, was designed to unite the party ahead of what is expected to be an especially brutal general election against Donald Trump. Obama says in the video he "can't wait" to join Clinton on the campaign trail, and he will make his debut alongside Clinton next Wednesday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,” Obama says in the three-minute, 15-second video. “She’s got the courage, the compassion and the heart to get the job done.” 
 
 Obama thanks Sanders in the video for bringing the message of income inequality into the campaign, a message that he said Democrats will take with them from here on.
– President Obama officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Thursday, Politico reports. According to ABC News, the president made the endorsement via a video posted by the Clinton campaign. “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office," Obama says in his endorsement. “Honored to have you with me, @POTUS. I'm fired up and ready to go!” Clinton tweeted following the endorsement. Obama plans to campaign with Clinton next week in Wisconsin. The president met with Bernie Sanders earlier on Thursday, leading to Sanders saying he's willing to work with Clinton to make sure Trump doesn't get elected (though he's not yet ready to drop out of the race).