Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton

Republican Donald Trump has been trying to draw Sanders supporters to his campaign.

With hugs and handshakes, Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Tuesday and emphatically told his supporters their “political revolution” must now turn to electing his Democratic former rival.

A new GenForward poll of adults ages 18 to 30 found that Clinton was struggling to make inroads among young Americans who overwhelmingly supported Sanders.

Trump, who has courted Sanders’ backers as the primaries have winded down, wasted little time going after Sanders, accusing him of capitulating to Clinton.

“Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president, and I am proud to stand with her here today”, he said. “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nomination and I congratulate her for that”, said Sen. Fort Wayne attorney David Van Gilder said it isn’t hard for him to shift his support from Sanders to Clinton. “There’s so much difference between Clinton and Trump on nearly every issue that the choice for Sanders supporters is either don’t vote or vote for Clinton”, he says. Bernie SandersBernie SandersSanders to create “successor organizations” Taxes on soda regressive, won’t improve public health Gary Johnson woos “burned” Sanders supporters MORE took to Twitter to mock presumptive GOP nominee Donald TrumpDonald TrumpMcConnell slams Ginsburg for panning Trump Charles Koch: Voting Clinton or Trump like choosing “cancer or heart attack” Trump, Clinton locked in tight race in Iowa MORE for criticizing the endorsement. Democrats familiar with the plans said Sanders will publicly endorse Clinton’s White House bid after weeks of negotiations between the Clinton and Sanders campaigns.

Sanders’s endorsement comes more than a month after Clinton became the presumptive Democratic nominee, as the Vermont senator looked to keep his influence over the writing of the Democratic platform and push for rules changes in how the party nominates presidential candidates in the future.

Chants of “Bernie” broke out in the gymnasium while opening speakers addressed the crowd, prompting Clinton’s faithful to chant, “unity”. She expects to learn more about the campaign’s intentions through that call.

Throughout the primary season, Sanders led a highly engaged, progressive grassroots campaign.

The Vermont senator stood side-by-side with Clinton in Portsmouth, N.H., Tuesday.