WASHINGTON (AP) — In April, Bernie Sanders repeatedly stood shoulder to shoulder with President Joe Biden, promoting their joint accomplishments on health care and climate at formal White House events while eviscerating Donald Trump in a widely viewed campaign TikTok video.
Then just last week, Sanders was bluntly warning that the crisis in Gaza could be Biden’s “Vietnam” and invoking President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision not to run for reelection as the nation was in an uproar over his support of that war.
Such is the political dichotomy of Bernie Sanders when it comes to Joe Biden. They are two octogenarians who share a bond that was forged through a hard-fought primary in 2020 and fortified through policy achievements over the last three years.
Now, in this election year, Sanders will be Biden’s most powerful emissary to progressives and younger voters — a task that will test the senator’s pull with the sectors of the Democratic Party most disillusioned with the president and his policies, especially on Gaza.
Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat
Bill Tobin, a longtime NFL executive who helped build the 1985 Bears championship team, has died
Coyotes' move to Salt Lake City elicits opposing responses in 2 cities
Nice scores three as lax defending against costs Lorient
Edward Olivares' grand slam and Mitch Keller's complete game lead Pirates over Angels 4
WNBA moving date of its preseason game in Canada to avoid potential conflict with NHL playoffs
Third person dies after a Connecticut fire that also killed a baby and has been labeled a crime
Idaho group explores ballot initiative for abortion rights, reproductive care
Suspect in custody after video recorded him appearing to steal a police vehicle amid gunfire
We meet again: Hurricanes and Islanders reunite to open NHL playoffs for 2nd straight year