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Amanda Gorman for president? Ellen DeGeneres joins Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton in endorsing future run

The Ellen Show host told Gorman that she would have her full backing when she begins her presidential campaign in 2036

Young poet Amanda Gorman's plans of a future White House bid has seen her win enough big-ticket endorsements already. The latest support came from Ellen DeGeneres after the daytime TV host told Gorman that she would give her full backing when the internet sensation begins her presidential campaign in 2036. "I want to be one of the first to give you my official endorsement," DeGeneres told Gorman. The 22-year-old stunned the world after reading her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.

And that wasn't all. DeGeneres also offered a Gorman-themed campaign gear that included pins and tees. At the moment, the 22-year-old is not eligible for a White House run and will have to wait a good 13 years before she can do the same. Gorman has said it has been a longtime dream of hers to be elected commander-in-chief, according to The Hill. "This is a dream that I think came into existence around sixth grade," she told DeGeneres. "I had a math teacher who said kind of somewhat jokingly — because I was a very passionate, feisty girl, as I am today — you should run for president."

Gorman also outlined that she was serious about her future, to which DeGeneres said: "We're behind you 100 percent." The poet also recounted how her twin sister would stay away from photographs on social media during parties. "In college, my twin sister would be at like parties and people would be posting things on Snapchat or whatever. And she would say, 'Don't get a photo of me, my sister is running for president in 25 years from now. I can't have an image coming up,'" Gorman said.

"So we all really hold ourselves accountable to the dream," she added. "They know when I say something I mean business."

On January 21, the poem stunned many biggies who praised Gorman. One of them was former first lady Michelle Obama, who wrote: "With her strong and poignant words, @TheAmandaGorman reminds us of the power we each hold in upholding our democracy. Keep shining, Amanda! I can't wait to see what you do next. #BlackGirlMagic"

Hillary Clinton wasn't far behind. "Wasn't @TheAmandaGorman’s poem just stunning? She's promised to run for president in 2036 and I for one can't wait," she tweeted. Former President Barack Obama said: "On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it.""

Gorman was born and raised in Los Angeles and did her bachelors in sociology from Harvard University. She later became America’s first-ever national youth poet laureate in 2017. Reports say it was first lady Dr Jill Biden’s who recommended her to her husband on his inauguration.

"I wasn’t trying to write something in which those events were painted as an irregularity or different from an America that I know," Gorman told the Los Angeles Times. “America is messy. It’s still in its early development of all that we can become. And I have to recognize that in the poem. I can’t ignore that or erase it. And so, I crafted an inaugural poem that recognizes these scars and these wounds. Hopefully, it will move us toward healing them."