Kamala Harris Praises Sanders as an ‘Extraordinary Leader’ Who Can ‘See What Can Be’

Reactions to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (Vt.) decision to end his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination are pouring in.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) released a lengthy statement that praised his former competitor, as IJR has previously reported.

And, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang called Sanders a “f***ing hero” and called for Democrats to “come together and beat” President Donald Trump.

During an appearance on ABC’s “The View,’ Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) reacted to news that Sanders had dropped out of the race.

“Bernie is really an extraordinary leader,” Harris said, adding, “One of the things that Bernie brought to not only the race but to the national dialogue and discourse was this point about everyone having access to health care and affordable health care.”

She added, “Bernie has the ability to think beyond what is and see what can be, and I admire him for that.”

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Harris continued to thank Sanders for his contribution to the political conversation.

“But, on today as he has announced, I just have nothing to say but, thank you, Bernie, for your voice and for your leadership and for everything that you have brought to the public discourse,” she said.

Harris ran for the Democratic presidential nomination until she suspended her campaign in early-December of last year, as IJR previously reported.

After Biden mounted a surprise come back in the primary and won 10 out of the 14 states that held primaries on Super Tuesday, Harris announced her endorsement of Biden.