Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has joined former President Barack Obama and fellow ex-candidate Bernie Sanders in throwing her support behind Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 election.
“In this moment of crisis, it’s more important than ever that the next president restores Americans’ faith in good, effective government,” Warren tweeted on Wednesday morning in her endorsement of Biden.
The senator also tweeted out a video of her talking up Biden’s commitment to “public service” and “empathy,” admitting she does not agree with the former vice president “100 percent of the time,” but respects that he “will always tell you where he stands.”
In this moment of crisis, it’s more important than ever that the next president restores Americans’ faith in good, effective government—and I’ve seen Joe Biden help our nation rebuild. Today, I’m proud to endorse @JoeBiden as President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/VrfBtJvFee
Warren’s endorsement comes two days after Sanders officially backed Biden, and one day after Obama did, further cementing Biden’s status as the Democrat Party’s most likely 2020 presidential nominee.
The more progressive Warren and more moderate Biden clashed often on the campaign trail until the senator ended her campaign last month. Warren has called Biden a “Washington insider,” while Biden criticized her campaign for having a “my way or the highway attitude” on policy.
Warren’s endorsement sparked mixed reactions among Democratic supporters, with some welcoming her move as a bid towards a more “unified” party “to defeat Trump.”
.@ewarren is endorsing @JoeBiden this morning. Thank you Senator Warren. This is what Democracy & UNITY looks like. I am hopeful for our country & hopeful that this country will finally deal with gun violence. I hope the supporters of all candidates will join this movement.
The senator’s announcement on Wednesday, however, has also reignited criticism over whether she helped Biden’s campaign by not dropping out until after Super Tuesday. Pundits, as well as President Donald Trump, have argued Warren staying in the race cost Sanders serious delegate numbers and his last fighting chance against Biden.
One person summed up the sentiment of many by tweeting that “the most helpful thing” Warren has done for Biden isn’t her official backing, but “her decision not to endorse Bernie Sanders five weeks ago when she suspended her campaign, despite their ideological alignment.”
Warren’s double standards are evident: endorsing Biden and assisting once again the Democrats to oust Bernie Sanders, from the 2020 elections
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