Breaking: Bernie Sanders Suspends Presidential Campaign

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator who advocated for progressive policies like Medicare 4 All while in the entire of his presidential campaign, has officially suspended his bid for the Democratic nomination. He was one of the two remaining major candidates vying for the nomination, down from a crowded field of dozens of hopefuls.


Per a press release, the Sanders campaign confirmed that Sanders had addressed his campaign personnel on a conference call. His team mentioned that he could be addressing supporters while in a later livestream through his website.


Despite a strong begin plus a lot of grassroots support, Sanders had trailed in back of former Vice President Joe Biden for much of the race. As of Wednesday morning (April 8), he had 917 pledged delegates to Biden's 1,217. (The delegate tally would usually be higher at this point, nevertheless several states have had to postpone their primary elections because of the spread of the novel coronavirus.) A candidate needs 1,991 delegates to earn the Democratic party's nomination, and several had viewed Sanders's continued bid as a long shot.

This is a developing story. MTV News will update it as we know more.