to ever run for office. >> i know how hard this job can be. that's why i know hillary will be so good at it. in fact, i don't think there has ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. she has got the courage, the compassion, and the heart to get the job done. >> clinton reacted, telling bloomberg news, it means so much to have a strong substantive endorsement from the president. over the years of knowing each other, we've gone from fierce competitors to true friends. the campaign endorsed her just minutes after he sat down with bernie sanders. a meeting that left the idea of party unity on sanders' mind. >> donald trump would clearly, to my mind and i think the majority of americans, be a disaster as president of the united states. i will work as hard as i can to make sure that donald trump does not become president of the united states. >> senators harry reid and chuck schumer also met with sanders, as did vice-president joe biden, after he offered it this off e cuff...