Forever grateful to #BernieSanders for moving the conversation left. #Bernie's was the most liberal & progressive platform, and #JoeBiden needs to move left and largely satisfy that platform in recognition of the millions of people who voted for #Bernie. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/04/08/bernie-sanders-drops-out-2020-presidential-race-joe-biden-surges/4919641002/

Sanders in a speech Wednesday congratulated Biden on being the Democratic nominee. He called Biden a "decent man" who he plans to work with to "move our progressive ideas forward" and "then together, standing united, we will go forward to defeat Donald Trump."