A group of liberal black leaders are condemning Senator Bernie Sanders for racist threats made by his supporters. On Thursday, dozens of prominent black activists signed a letter to the Vermont lawmaker after his supporters reportedly made “hateful, violent and racist threats” against African-Americans.
The hateful rhetoric was allegedly spurred after the Working Families Party endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren for president. In the 2016 primaries, the minor political party endorsed Sanders for president over Hillary Clinton.
Staffers reportedly received furious messages from self-proclaimed Bernie supporters, following the recent decision. Some of the messages were aimed at black staffers. The national director of the Working Families Party, Maurice Mitchell, received racially charged messages on Twitter. He has since made his Twitter account private, following the harassment.
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