U.S. President Barack Obama talks about Hillary Clinton's anticipated formal announcement of her candidacy in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections at a press conference in Panama. Obama said that Clinton would make an "excellent president."
Obama's speech came a day prior to Clinton's announcement of her bid in the next elections wherein he recalled Clinton's formidable stance in the 2008 presidential race and her outstanding performance as the Secretary of State. Obama also made mention of Clinton's strong focus on foreign policy and her track record on issues revolving around domestic policies.
"With respect to Hillary Clinton, I'll make my comments very brief. She was a formidable candidate in two thousand and eight. She was a great supporter of mine in the general election. She was an outstanding Secretary of State. She is my friend. I think she would be an excellent president. And I'm not on the ballot. So I'm not gonna step on her lines when she makes a decision to announce. I'm confident that she will be very clear about her vision for the country moving forward if she announces. And in terms of her relationship with my administration, she was focused on working on really important foreign policy and issues. And the one thing I can say is that she's gonna be able to handle herself very well in a conversations with basic realms of foreign policy. And her track record with respect to the domestic policies I think one that cares about working families. If she decides to run, if she makes an announcement, she's gonna have some strong messages to deliver."
Obama's mention of the topic on foreign policy and issues can be attributed to Clinton's defense of his efforts to strike a deal with Iran. It was said that Obama is aiming to limit the capacity of Iran in developing nuclear weapons in exchange for the country's relief from U.S.-imposed sanctions. According to the foreign policy site, Clinton commented that Obama's diplomacy would "close off Iran's pathways to a nuclear bomb and give us unprecedented access and insight into Iran's nuclear programs."
She also denounced the action taken by the Republican senators when they sent out a letter warning Tehran that entering a nuclear deal with the U.S. may not be long-lasting given the fact that Obama will have his last two years in the office.
"Either these senators were trying to be helpful to the Iranians or harmful to the commander in chief in the midst of high-stakes International diplomacy," said Clinton. "Either answer does discredit to the letter's signatories."
