Liberal host-turned-congressional hopeful Cenk Uygur announced Friday he will not accept endorsements anymore following Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., receiving backlash for announcing his support of the candidate. He is a voice that we desperately need in Congress & will be a great representative for CA-25 and the country," Sanders said in a statement released by the Uygur campaign. BERNIE SANDERS SNUBBED ON SEPARATE GRAPHICS BY CNN, CBS NEWSHowever, the 2020 candidate faced a fierce backlash among other progressives for endorsing Uygur. Sanders formally retracted his support in a statement Friday. "As I said yesterday, Cenk has been a longtime fighter against the corrupt forces in our politics and he's inspired people all across the country," Sanders said.

Source: Fox News December 13, 2019 22:52 UTC