Bernie Sanders, who has vowed to fight on through next week’s Washington primary, but on Thursday didn’t repeat his previous claims that he will fight on through the party’s convention in Philadelphia in July.
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President Barack Obama’s video endorsement of Democrat Hillary Clinton for president includes White House photos showing them together in Mexico, at a monastery in Thailand and at a White House meeting, among others.
Mr Obama’s long-expected endorsement, delivered via an online video, included a forceful call for unity and for “embracing” Mr Sanders’ economic message, which has fired up much of the liberal wing of his party.
Ahead of the final primary of the season in the District of Columbia, Clinton has 2,768 total delegates, including 572 superdelegates, compared to Sanders with 1,866 total delegates, and 47 superdelegates, securing her position as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Sanders didn’t sound like a man who was still fighting to win the Democratic nomination.
Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders met with Obama at the White House earlier Thursday about the path forward for his campaign. “That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it. I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office”. “But we will continue to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get”. The Sanders campaign is laying off staff members. Clinton on Tuesday night, and I congratulated her on her very strong campaign. Thanks to President Obama, Democrats are coming together quickly to focus on the singular goal of beating Donald Trump’.
Trump, meanwhile, is making an open appeal for Sanders voters, saying the Vermont senator was cheated during the Democratic race because so many “superdelegates” announced their support for Clinton.
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“I will work as hard as I can to make sure Donald Trump does not become president of the United States”, Sanders said.
