Barack Obama to campaign for Kamala Harris leading up to election, Washington Post reports

Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama will campaign for vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the month leading up to the Nov. 5 U.S. election, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Obama will kick off his efforts with a trip to Pittsburgh on Thursday, the Washington Post said, citing a senior campaign official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for president in July.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)