Michael Moore would begrudgingly back Hillary Clinton in the general election

This filmmaker would reluctantly support Hillary.

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published 9 May 2016

Filmmaker Michael Moore hasn't been shy about his support for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. But now that Hillary Clinton has all but wrapped up the nomination, Moore acknowledged he'd vote for her to keep Donald Trump out of office, Politico reports.

“It’s not exactly a resounding endorsement. You're for her because you hate Trump,” Moore said. "But many people will vote for Trump because they hate Hillary."

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"Someone like Barack Obama on Election Day, people were fired up to get out of bed and go to vote. It's inspiring. Same thing with Sanders supporters," Moore said. "Hillary is not so inspiring."

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.