‘Far and away the best’: Sanders finally endorses Clinton

“We’re going to hear from Hillary Clinton – the obligations that we have as senators to carry forward on a program that is not dominated by Trump”, said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, of Nevada.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) – Bernie Sanders is offering his long-awaited endorsement to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, hoping to transfer the energy of his insurgent campaign into the party’s fight against Republican Donald Trump.

In May, Sanders pressured Trump to debate him ahead of the California primaries, but Trump refused, saying it would be “inappropriate”.

“Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here today”, said Sen. “So I think that we’re going to be enthusiastic in our support for Hillary Clinton as we should be”.

Trump, who has proclaimed himself “the law and order candidate” amid rising gun violence, will campaign in IN later Tuesday.

As Us Weekly previously reported, the Clinton campaign released a statement on Monday, July 11, hinting that the Vermont senator was planning to endorse the former first lady.

Just two weeks shy of the Democratic National Convention, Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, congratulated Clinton for winning the nomination and vowed to do everything he could to help her beat presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. When Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Clinton supporter, told the audience, “We need to elect Hillary”, some Bernie supporters stood and shouted, “No”, which was followed by chants of “Hillary” in the crowd.

His campaign was powered by an impressive online fundraising machine that raised more than $200 million and threatened Clinton’s once overwhelming lead in the primaries with the help of voters drawn to his anti-establishment message.

“If she wants to win over Bernie Sanders supporters, she has to start speaking to Bernie Sanders supporters”.

“Sen. Sanders has brought people off the sidelines and into the political process”.

The Vermont senator is joining Clinton at a campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Elizabeth Warren stepped in to unify the party behind its presumptive nominee.