Biden backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor in his first endorsement since leaving office

Former President Joe Biden on Friday backed former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' campaign for governor in Georgia, his first endorsement since leaving office last year."I've known her for a long time, and she's something special," Biden said in a video backing the former mayor, who served as a senior adviser in the Biden administration

Former President Joe Biden on Friday backed former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' campaign for governor in Georgia, his first endorsement since leaving office last year.

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"I've known her for a long time, and she's something special," Biden said in a video backing the former mayor, who served as a senior adviser in the Biden administration.

Biden added in the video that the "same qualities that made her a great mayor made her invaluable to our administration." He called Bottoms "smart" and "focused" and said she "gets things done."