Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Senator Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, has ended his presidential bid, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.

The Vermont senator’s announcement makes Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge US President Donald Trump in November.

Sanders plans to talk to his supporters later today.

— AP

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