Jesse Ventura says Bernie Sanders politely but firmly declined his endorsement

Jesse Ventura.
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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is no longer feeling the Bern, after the Democratic presidential candidate declined his offer for endorsement.

Ventura told KSTP's Tom Hauser on Monday that he had a "nice meeting" with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after a rally in Minneapolis, but also said Sanders "kind of blew me off" and rejected his endorsement. Ventura previously announced that he was split between throwing his support behind Sanders or Donald Trump, saying he liked their stances on money in politics (he admitted to disagreeing with Trump's foreign policy and immigration ideas, KSTP reports).

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.