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Sanders Distances Himself From Ex-Campaign Spox, Calls It ‘Irresponsible’ to Oppose Biden

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is distancing himself from his former national press secretary and urging his supporters to back former Vice President Joe Biden . Sanders was asked during an Associated Press interview about…

Meaghan EllisApr 15, 20203 min read

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Sanders has vowed to continue his fight to beat Trump. While Biden has opposed Sanders’ Medicare for All proposal for universal healthcare, Sanders believes Americans will see Biden make a significant progressive shift on important issues to bridge the gap between voters.

“I think you’re going to see significant movement on the part of the Biden campaign into a more progressive direction on a whole lot of issues,” he said.

Sanders also said of the remaining primaries, “If people want to vote for me, we’d appreciate it.”

The senators’ interview comes just one day after Gray’s tweet. At the time, she insisted she would not support Biden out of “utmost respect” for Sanders. She also noted Sanders’ and Biden’s differences in political views and policies.

“With the utmost respect for Bernie Sanders, who is an incredible human being a genuine inspiration, I don’t endorse Joe Biden,” she wrote. “I supported Bernie Sanders because he backed ideas like , canceling ALL student debt, a wealth tax. Biden supports none of those.”

Despite Gray’s stance, Sanders went on to explain why it would not be beneficial to continue a political sparring match against Biden ahead of the election.

“What would be the sense of staying in, of spending a whole lot of money, of attacking the vice president, giving fodder for Trump — what’s the sense of doing that when you can’t win?” Sanders asked.

Despite his presidential campaign being over, Sanders vows to do what he can to ensure the success of the Democratic party.

“I will do everything I can to help elect Joe,” Sanders said, adding, “We had a contentious campaign. We disagree on issues. But my job now is to not only rally my supporters but to do everything I can to bring the party together to see that is not elected president.”