Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton two weeks ago — and we just saw a dramatic demonstration that not all of his supporters are particularly happy about it.
Watch: Bernie Sanders gets loudly booed by supporters for backing Hillary Clinton
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While addressing a rally of Sanders supporters in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, the senator said, “We have got to defeat Donald Trump, and we have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine” — and he was met by a chorus of boos.
.@BernieSanders booed telling supporters to help elect Clinton: "This is the real world that we live in." https://t.co/8jV2wUWtiK
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 25, 2016
The loud booing continued for some time. “Brothers and sisters. This is the real world that we live in,” Sanders said. “Trump is a bully and a demagogue. Trump has made bigotry the cornerstone of his campaign.”
Sanders will speak in primetime at the Democratic National Convention tonight.
By Dylan Matthews
