Obama says Clinton will do ‘great’

President Obama said Hillary Clinton will do “great” as a presidential candidate in 2016.

“If she’s her wonderful self, I’m sure she is going to do great,” Obama said during an interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday. 

{mosads}Clinton is expected to announce a bid for president some time in April. She reportedly signed a lease for a campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, which would mean she has to declare within the next 10 days in order to follow election law.

Obama and Clinton have been allies since the latter served as secretary of State during Obama’s first term. If Clinton is the Democratic nominee, Obama will be hoping she wins and keeps his policies afloat.

Their relationship wasn’t always friendly.

During the 2008 campaign, where Obama upset the highly favored Clinton, he needled his opponent during a January 2008 debate, telling her: “You’re likable enough.”