Hillary Clinton 'more qualified' to be president than Bill Clinton, or me: US President Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama addresses Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP photo)

US President Barack Obama has strongly endorsed Hillary Clinton, saying she is more qualified to be the president of the United States than Bill Clinton or Obama.
The former secretary of state is a “leader with real plans to break down barriers, blast through glass ceilings, and widen the circle of opportunity to every single American, the next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton,” Obama said in a speech at the packed Democratic National Convention center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday night.
“That's the Hillary I know. That's the Hillary I've come to admire. And that's why I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill, nobody — more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America,” he added.
He said “nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office, but Hillary's been in the room.”
"I know Hillary won’t relent until ISIL is destroyed. She’ll finish the job – and she’ll do it without resorting to torture, or banning entire religions from entering our country. She is fit to be the next commander in chief," he said.
Obama went on to say that “we're going to carry Hillary to victory this fall, because that's what the moment demands.”
"This year, in this election, I'm asking you to join me -- to reject cynicism, reject fear, to summon what's best in us, to elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States," Obama said in his concluding remarks.

Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention. (AFP photo)

A delegate whistles as Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention. (AFP photo)

Earlier commenting on Clinton's choice for vice president, Tim Kaine, Obama said, "He will be a great vice president. And he'll make Hillary a better president, just like my dear friend and brother Joe Biden has made me a better president."
Obama also denounced Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying "America is already great. America is already strong. And I promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on Donald Trump."
"Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't look to be ruled," he stated.
"Ronald Reagan called America a shining city on a hill," Obama recalled. "Donald Trump calls it a divided crime scene that only he can fix."