Barack Obama to campaign for Hillary Clinton for the first time in North Carolina

Obama lost the state to Romney in 2012 after winning it in 2008

Clinton campaigns for Obama during 2008 presidential run Mario Tama/Getty

President Barack Obama will make his 2016 campaign debut in an appearance with Hillary Clinton in North Carolina.

The two are expected to discuss “building on the progress we’ve made and their vision for an America that is stronger together,” the Clinton campaign in a press statement.

“I know how hard this job can be, that’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” Mr Obama said in a video statement endorsing Ms Clinton. “In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”

Mr Obama had originally been scheduled to campaign for the former Secretary of State under his administration at a campaign event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on 15 June, but the it was cancelled in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando the weekend prior.

“This event will be another reminder that all Hillary Clinton is offering are four more years of the same failed Obama policies that have made America less prosperous and less safe,” RNC spokesperson Kara Carter told The Independent in a statement.

The event in Charlotte, scheduled for Tuesday, comes after Mr Obama’s 2012 loss in the state to his Republican opponent Mitt Romney.

Mr Obama had won the state when running against John McCain in 2008.