- Neither former President Barack Obama nor former First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to endorse a candidate during the 2020 Democratic primary, according to The New York Times.
- Privately, however, Obama is meeting with declared or potential candidates, offering candid advice and according to a Politico report, he has been since 2018.
- Potential candidate Beto O'Rourke, the former congressman representing El Paso and former Senate candidate, gave a window into his meeting with Obama in a recent interview with Oprah.
- "You asked if he encouraged me to he did not," Mr. ORourke said in response to Oprah's question if Obama had encourage him to run for president. But he was very generous in sharing what his thought process was, leading up to that decision."
Neither former President Barack Obama nor former First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to endorse a candidate during the 2020 Democratic primary, The New York Times reported.