27 September 2016, 15:51 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The spokesman also noted Clinton made a powerful case on the economic progress the country has made, and how she will continue it if elected US president.
"His [Obama’s] main takeaway is that the candidate that he strongly supports is the candidate that performed quite strongly in the debate last night," Earnest stated in a press briefing.
After Monday night’s first debate between the two main US presidential candidates of 2016, most polls showed likely voters declaring Hillary Clinton the winner. According to a CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday, 62 percent of respondents said the Democrat outperformed Trump, while 27 percent believed he won.
