U.S. President Barack Obama has told fellow party members he is certain a Democrat will be the next president of the United States.
Speaking Thursday in Baltimore, just north of Washington, the president said, "Democrats will win in November and we will have a Democratic president succeeding me - just in case there's any confusion about that."
Obama said he was confident of his prediction because Democrats "focus on the things that matter in the lives of American people."
Obama, in a jab against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said that "We're not going to strengthen our leadership around the world by allowing politicians to insult Muslims or pit groups of Americans against each other."