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2016 US ELECTION

Obama says ready to ‘pass the baton’ to Clinton

– ‘Couldn’t be prouder’ –

The former first lady already came under recent fire after it emerged that her husband Bill met briefly with Attorney General Loretta Lynch at an airport in Arizona last week – prompting Republicans to cry foul over possible government interference with the probe.

Clinton meanwhile sought to reset her campaign with her joint appearance with Obama and move on from the controversy.

The president is at his highest approval rating in years and can still rally the Democratic base, crucial for Clinton whose popularity is deep in the red, as is Trump’s.

Obama proved her all-too-capable attack dog, tearing into Trump and labelling the provocative billionaire as an untested, impatient blowhard without the temperament for the Oval Office.

“Everybody can tweet, but nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job until you sit behind the desk,” Obama said in a swipe at Trump’s propensity to fire out his reactions on Twitter.

Appealing to working American families, the president warned: “The other side’s got nothing to offer you.”

Trump hit back, calling Obama’s return to the campaign trail “a carnival act” and derided him as a president “who doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing.”

But Obama, looking relaxed and confident on stage, insisted Clinton was the way forward.

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“The bottom line is, I know Hillary can do the job,” he said.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the things we’ve done together, but I’m ready to pass the baton,” Obama said. “And I know that Hillary Clinton is going to take it.”

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