Bernie Sanders says he will vote for Hillary Clinton - reports

Sanders had yet to endorse Clinton for president, kept own election campaign alive

Bernie Sanders has reportedly said he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming US presidential election. Photograph: EPA/Justin Lane
Bernie Sanders has reportedly said he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming US presidential election. Photograph: EPA/Justin Lane

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has said he will vote for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, MSNBC reported on Friday.

Ms Clinton clinched the party nomination earlier in June. While Mr Sanders had said he would work with Ms Clinton to defeat Republican Donald Trump, he had yet to endorse Clinton and had kept his own election campaign alive.

More to follow.

Reuters

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