Bernie Sanders is backing the DNC chairwoman's primary opponent

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders vowed to support Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's primary opponent. He also said in the Sunday interview on CNN's State of the Union that, if elected, he would remove her from her DNC post.

Throughout his campaign, Sanders has accused Wasserman Schultz of favoring frontrunner Hillary Clinton, a charge the chairwoman has repeatedly denied.

"The political revolution is not just about electing a president, sisters and brothers," read a Sanders campaign email sent Sunday. "We need a Congress with members who believe, like Bernie, that we cannot change a corrupt system by taking its money."

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Catch Sanders' interview here.