The two men appeared via livestream on split screens talking to each other. “We need you in the White House,” Sanders said to Biden. The two men said they would form “task forces” on issues including the economy, education, immigration, health care, criminal justice and climate change. The event followed weeks of discussion between the Biden and Sanders camps over how the two men could find common ground on Sanders’ key policy priorities. A day after Sanders left the presidential race, Biden announced he was embracing several new, more progressive positions on matters including health care and education, in an explicit overture to Sanders’ base.

Source: bd News24 April 13, 2020 19:41 UTC