Obama endorses Clinton after meeting Sanders

President Barack Obama took the first major step to unify the Democratic Party on Thursday, meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders in the Oval Office and issuing a video endorsement of Hillary Clinton right afterwards.

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June 9, 2016

President Barack Obama took the first major step to unify the Democratic Party on Thursday, meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Oval Office and issuing a video endorsement of Hillary Clinton right afterwards.

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tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1137" height="698" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/suissas-fuentes-carlson.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384968" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/384967/what-no-one-is-saying-in-the-carlson-fuentes-brouhaha-israel-is-good-for-america/" > What No One Is Saying in the Carlson/Fuentes Brouhaha: Israel is Good for America </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-author"> David Suissa </span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384965 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-seeking-the-good tag-spirituality tag-torah tag-torah-portion" role="listitem"> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a 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class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/rabbis-of-la/384952/rabbi-bernstein-and-kehillat-israel-adjusting-to-life-after-the-palisades-fire/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1060" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/rabbi-amy-bernstein-1060x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384953" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/rabbis-of-la/384952/rabbi-bernstein-and-kehillat-israel-adjusting-to-life-after-the-palisades-fire/" > Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Bernstein and Kehillat Israel Adjusting to Life After the Palisades Fire </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 13, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>First of two parts</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-movers-shakers" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/384947/if-you-heard-what-i-heard-night-of-resilience-gala-idan-raichel-performs-at-vbs/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1150" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ms-if-you-heard-gala-1150x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384948" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/384947/if-you-heard-what-i-heard-night-of-resilience-gala-idan-raichel-performs-at-vbs/" > If You Heard What I Heard ‘Night of Resilience’ Gala, Idan Raichel Performs at VBS </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 13, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384859 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism category-poetry tag-chayei-sarah tag-genesis tag-poetry tag-torah" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/384859/first-mother-a-poem-for-parsha-chayei-sara/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="800" height="388" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chayei-sarah-poem-web.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384860" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/384859/first-mother-a-poem-for-parsha-chayei-sara/" > First Mother – A poem for Parsha Chayei Sara </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 13, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>When the main character dies in the second sentence, you hope, at least, for a feature-length flashback…</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-print-issue" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/384940/print-issue-anti-zionism-november-14-2025/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="732" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jj251114-732x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384941" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/384940/print-issue-anti-zionism-november-14-2025/" > Print Issue: Anti-Zionism: The Hate We Missed | November 14, 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 13, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Anti-Zionism is a lot more than ideological opposition to a Jewish state. It is the continuation of an ancient project centered on producing Jewish villains.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384915 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-moment-in-time category-blogs" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/384915/a-moment-in-time-when-things-get-too-hot/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1178" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/zach-temperature-1178x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384939" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/384915/a-moment-in-time-when-things-get-too-hot/" > A Moment in Time: When Things Get too Hot </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 13, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384937 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bisl-torah" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/384937/everything/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="724" height="483" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bisl-everything.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384938" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/384937/everything/" > A Bisl Torah — Everything </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>You must still contribute to a world that is need of your hands and your heart. But it begins with a recognition of God’s gift to you: this very day.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-poetry tag-poetry2021" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/384935/why-abraham-pleaded-for-innocent-people-in-sodom/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="864" height="596" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/gershon-sodom.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384936" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/384935/why-abraham-pleaded-for-innocent-people-in-sodom/" > Why Abraham Pleaded for Innocent People in Sodom </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384931 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-theater" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/theater/384931/slam-franks-most-controversial-and-creative-mash-up/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1125" height="750" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/slam-frank1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384932" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/theater/384931/slam-franks-most-controversial-and-creative-mash-up/" > ‘Slam Frank’s’ Most Controversial and Creative Mash-Up </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Some may think that “Slam Frank” is simply a joke with no purpose or meaning meant to offend every group possible. I don’t think so.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-television" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/television/384929/jewish-journal-gets-shout-out-in-second-season-of-nobody-wants-this/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="800" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/fishbach-nobody.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384930" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/television/384929/jewish-journal-gets-shout-out-in-second-season-of-nobody-wants-this/" > Jewish Journal Gets Shout-Out in Second Season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Season 2 picks up right where the first left off.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/384926/after-losing-their-children-two-mothers-take-on-a-life-saving-mission/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1296" height="764" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/two-moms.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384927" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/384926/after-losing-their-children-two-mothers-take-on-a-life-saving-mission/" > After Losing Their Children, Two Mothers Take on a Life-Saving Mission </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>On their website, parents can find simple gadgets designed to prevent future tragedies. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384925 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/384925/from-los-angeles-to-harrisburg-local-rabbis-join-lemkin-familys-call-to-keep-raphael-lemkins-name-above-politics/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="824" height="589" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kylie-raphael-lemkin.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-383886" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/384925/from-los-angeles-to-harrisburg-local-rabbis-join-lemkin-familys-call-to-keep-raphael-lemkins-name-above-politics/" > From Los Angeles to Harrisburg: Local Rabbis Join Lemkin Family’s Call to Keep Raphael Lemkin’s Name Above Politics </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384920 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/384920/love-loss-and-strength-fidf-gala-showcases-israeli-spirit/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="864" height="576" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/fidf-leo-david.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384921" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/384920/love-loss-and-strength-fidf-gala-showcases-israeli-spirit/" > Love, Loss and Strength: FIDF Gala Showcases Israeli Spirit </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> November 12, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>The gala raised over $9 million, including donations of $1 million from Leo David and $4 million from Claire and Dennis Singer. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384918 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food tag-food2022 tag-sephardic-spice-girls" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384918/classic-roast-chicken-with-croutons/" tabindex="-1" > <div 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