Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said he would forgo another presidential bid of his own and instead endorse President Joe Biden’s reelection. He told AP that he would “do everything I can to see the president is reelected.'
His decision suggests that the progressive wing of the Democratic Party will ultimately unify behind Biden’s 2024 bid, even if progressives aren’t excited about him.
“People will do what they want to do,” Sanders said of other potential primary challenges. “I think Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee. And my job, and I think the progressive movement’s job, is to make certain that he stands up and fights for the working class of this country and does not take anything for granted.
In forgoing another presidential bid of his own, Sanders said he would continue to fight for progressive policies as chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in addition to helping form new labor unions. “Running for president was a wonderful privilege,” Sanders said. “I enjoyed it very much and I hope we had some impact on the nature of American politics. But right now, my job is to do what I can as chairman of the committee, to see Biden gets reelected and to see what I can do to help transform policy in America to help protect the needs of workers.”
He said it was too early to say what specific role he would play in helping Biden win reelection in 2024.
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