Obama Speaks Out to Praise Biden, Doesn’t Endorse His Candidacy

President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from(L), Secretary of State John Kerry, Vice President Joe Biden, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, on March 31, 2016. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Former President Barack Obama issued a rare public statement about the 2020 race, lavishing praise on his former vice president, Joe Biden, who officially launched his campaign on April 25.

“President Obama has long said that selecting Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008 was one of the best decisions he ever made,” Obama spokeswoman Katie Hill told Politico.