President Obama heaped praise on Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE's running mate Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineNames to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court Barrett seen as a front-runner for Trump Supreme Court pick Biden promises Democratic senators help in battleground states MORE (D-Va.) in a fundraising email Saturday, calling him a "progressive fighter."

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"Like Hillary, Tim is an optimist. But like Hillary, he is also a progressive fighter," Obama wrote in a Democratic Party fundraising email.

Kaine, who was reportedly on Obama's VP shortlist in 2008, was announced as Clinton's vice presidential pick Friday night.

The presumptive Democratic nominee will hold a campaign rally on Saturday to introduce Kaine to supporters ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week.

"He's the son of a teacher and an iron worker who's always got working families on his mind. He spent nearly two decades and specialized in representing people who had been denied fair access to housing just because of what they looked like, or because they they had a disability," Obama wrote.

"And when a gunman killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech, Tim knew he had a responsibility as governor to offer more than thoughts and prayers to the community he mourned with — and as a gun owner, he stood up to the gun lobby on their behalf."



Obama concluded the email by saying "you just can't find anyone with a bad thing to say about him."