Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Tuesday dismissed Bernie Sanders’ decision to endorse Hillary Clinton as an empty gesture that is contrary to his criticism of Clinton over the last few months.
“This hollow display of left-wing solidarity flies in the face of Bernie Sanders’ months-long crusade against Hillary Clinton’s judgment, character and fitness to serve as president,” Priebus said.
“Voters won’t forget Sanders’ blistering criticisms of Clinton’s paid speeches to Wall Street banks, her reliance on big-money special interests to fund her campaign, or her support for overseas military interventions,” he said.
“While Sanders may have pushed the Democrat Party even further to the extreme left, his supporters must rightly be wondering if their candidate has all of a sudden sold out to the same rigged system he so strongly campaigned against.”
In defense of Sanders’ endorsement, many Democrats were quick to point out on Tuesday that Republicans like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who frequently insulted Donald Trump during the GOP primary, have since come out in support of him.
Sanders introduced Clinton at a campaign rally in Portsmouth, N.H., on Tuesday, vowing to “do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States.”
“I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president,” Sanders said.
