Trump tries to recruit Sanders supporters over to the GOP after campaign ends

published 8 April 2020

President Trump wasted no time commenting on Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) decision to end his Democratic presidential bid.

Trump took a shot at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for staying in the primary too long, suggesting she prevented Sanders from developing a wider coalition, and claimed the Democratic National Committee got what it wanted with Sanders' exit.

The president even went so far as to try to lure Sanders voters — many of whom have expressed dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party over the years — across the aisle and support Republicans going forward. That seems unlikely, but analysts view Trump's offer as an attempt to further divide Democrats ahead of the general election in November, when Trump will square off with former Vice President Joe Biden. Tim O'Donnell

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.