California Gov. Jerry Brown endorses Hillary Clinton ahead of crucial June 7 primary

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced Tuesday that he will support Hillary Clinton in the state's upcoming primary on June 7. Though Brown admitted in an open letter to Democrats and independents that he is "deeply impressed with how well Bernie Sanders has done," he wrote that he thinks the "only path forward to win the presidency and stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump" is to vote for Clinton.

Brown's endorsement comes in spite his rocky history with the Clintons, dating back to his 1992 presidential run against Bill Clinton. While he once slammed the Clintons for "corruption," in his open letter Tuesday, Brown commended Hillary Clinton for having "convincingly made the case she knows how to get things done" and having "the tenacity and skill to advance the Democratic agenda."

"The stakes couldn't be higher," Brown wrote of the upcoming general election. "Our country faces an existential threat from climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons. A new cold war is on the horizon. This is no time for Democrats to keep fighting each other."

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