President Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United States.
The widely expected announcement came in the form of a video released by the Clinton campaign on Thursday.
"I'm with her, I'm fired up and I cannot wait to get out there and campaign with Hillary," the President says in the three-minute clip.
The endorsement came within hours of Mr Obama holding talks at the White House with Mrs Clinton's Democratic rival Bernie Sanders.
The Vermont Senator vowed to continue his fight for the Democratic nomination afterward, but also said he looked forward to working with Mrs Clinton during the general election.
Mr Obama had been expected to urge Mr Sanders to call time on his campaign on Thursday in a bid to fully shift the focus of the 2016 election on the upcoming showdown between Mrs Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Aides to the President have said he is eager to leave the sidelines and join the fray against brash billionaire.
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