Amid the Democratic Civil War, Bernie Sanders has questioned whether or not Hillary Clinton’s experience is sufficient enough to lead. Eric Schultz, White House Spokesman, has offered us President Obama’s viewpoint.
During a press conference on Thursday, Schultz shared that Obama:
“[…] has said that Secretary Clinton comes to this race with more experience than any other non-vice president in recent campaign history.”
Is he right? Potentially. There are few politicians who have served the majority of their lives in the political sphere the way Clinton has.
For instance, few politicians have served the majority of their lives in the political sphere the way Clinton has. Her twenty-eight years as a major political player has seen her serving in a variety of areas: eight years as the First Lady of Arkansas, eight years as the First Lady of the United States, eight years as a Senator for New York, and four years as the Secretary of State for the Obama Administration. During this time, she has championed on behalf of the White House and the Clinton Administration in addition to serving the people of her state on country in a more official manner.
While Obama has yet to officially endorse a candidate, likely waiting for who may be chosen at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, it seems as though he believes Clinton has what it takes to lead. The White House has
The White House has downplayed Clinton’s losses to Sanders in recent weeks. The Obama Administration seems to have begun endorsing her in small ways once it became clear that Joe Biden would not be running for the presidency.
It remains to be seen if the administration will officially endorse Clinton before the DNC at the end of July. Regardless of whether or not Obama officially endorses either candidate, he is clearly ready to point out when a poor and unresearched comment has been made.
Feature image courtesy of Getty/Paula Bronstein.
