President Barack Obama seems to have coaxed his supporters into voting for leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but clarified that he's still neutral about the primaries.

It's no secret that the president wants a Democrat to succeed him in the White House, but he refrained from directly naming his preferred candidate to win. He praised both, but was more partial into giving Hillary some kind words.

Obama may just be giving back the favor, as Hillary has been doing the same to his administration in her recent string of campaigns. In Hillary's recent debate and campaign ads, she has repeatedly praised the president, commending his vision and his plan to provide healthcare for all Americans.

In fact, she even implied that if Sanders were elected, he will undo everything that President Obama has accomplished, including the Affordable Health Care Act.

It's now Obama's time to return the favor and he's giving Hillary with compliments by the barrel. When asked by Politico if he thought Sanders' campaign was similar to his own back in 2008, he quickly shut down the question and said "I don't think that's true."

He went on to say that he thinks both candidates are great and passionate about providing the youth proper education. He also tackled the issue of health care and said that both of the candidates are also passionate with providing everone with accessible healthcare.

As for the tax system and Wall Street association that hounded the Clinton campaign, Obama said that he "think that they both believe in a tax system that is fair and not tilted towards, you know, the folks at the very top."

Obama differentiated Bernie's approach from that of Hillary by saying that the Vermont senator had the privilage of being a "long shot" candidate, which helped him completely let loose because of lack of high expectations.

In the interview, he also talked about why he thinks Sanders has been surging lately in the polls, which he attributed to Sanders being a "bright, shiny object" to voters.

Obama said that with Hillary always exposed in the political spotlight, the citizens of the United States are looking for a fresh candidate that they have never heard of before -- and that's exactly what Bernie provided.

In a related report by Business Insider, the country's commander-in-chief said that Hillary came into the presidential campaign with having both the "privilege and burden" of being thought of as the front runner right from the start.

Overall, the president said that Hillary offers a more pragmatic approach when it comes to running a country -- a trait that he did not attribute to her rival.