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Hillary Clinton is scheduled to endorse Joe Biden on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN, bringing support of the Democratic standard bearer from four years ago behind the former vice president and current presumptive nominee.
Clinton will be the "special guest" at a Biden virtual town hall on Tuesday afternoon. The Biden campaign said the guest would discuss the impact that coronavirus has had on women.
Clinton in a tweeter said that she was "excited" to join Biden.
Her endorsement was a forgone conclusion -- she had said for months that she would back the eventual nominee -- but it remains a significant boost for Biden because the former secretary of state still enjoys deep support from an array of Democratic voters. She won over 65 million votes four years ago and has proven to be a prolific fundraiser throughout her political career.
But Clinton's endorsement will also allow Republicans to dredge up every controversy and attack that they used against the 2016 Democratic nominee, something Republicans are eager to do as they look to recreate the strategy that led to President Donald Trump's victory.
"There is no greater concentration of Democrat establishment than Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton together," Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement. "President Trump beat her once and now he'll beat her chosen candidate."
Clinton is the latest top Democrat to back Biden, who after a sluggish start to the primary process saw his fortunes shift by dominating the South Carolina primary and notching a series of key wins on Super Tuesday. Former President Barack Obama, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders all endorsed Biden earlier this month.
Clinton sat out the primary fight, telling interviewers repeatedly that she was paying attention to the nominating process from afar.
(CNN)
