Obama jumps in to help Biden defeat Trump again

Washington (CNN) —& Barack Obama& spent several hours last Friday in the family dining room of the White House, visiting his former vice president, Joe Biden. The mood was cheerful as the pair exchanged jokes, and the meeting served as a small reunion of sorts for the two presidents’ respective staff – many of whom have known each other going back to the Obama White House. Still, the occasion was& hardly just two old friends catching up. Obama has made clear to associates in recent months that he believes Biden’s& intensifying& re-match with Donald Trump in November will be& incredibly& close, and that the 2024 election marks an “all-hands-on-deck” moment, people familiar with his thinking told CNN. To that end, his return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue last week was& largely a working visit. Biden and Obama, along with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, participated in an organizing call in the White House residence heralding the 14th& anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. “We have the chance to do even more, but that only happens if we send Joe and Kamala back to the White House in November,” Obama said in the video. “So, we’ve got to keep working.” Off camera,...