"Bernie Sanders totally sold out to Crooked Hillary Clinton," Trump tweeted before Sanders had finished speaking. To cheers and some boos, Sanders said that "based on her ideas and her leadership," Clinton was a better choice than Republican nominee Donald Trump and that she "must become the next president of the United States. ""The choice is not even close," Sanders was to say, according to his prepared remarks released to reporters. "Our job now is to see that platform implemented by a Democratic Senate, a Democratic House and a Hillary Clinton presidency -- and I am going to do all that I can to make that happen," Sanders said.Throughout the campaign, Trump had said Sanders was being swept aside by a "rigged" system, but the brash billionaire accused Sanders of capitulating on Monday. But he stopped mid-sentence when he addressed the convention, as his supporters cheered.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 26, 2016 03:56 UTC