Sanders on whether he’d seek advice from Clinton: ‘I think not’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Friday on “The View” that he will not be asking for campaign advice from former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

When asked whether he would seek the counsel of Clinton, who in 2016 beat him to the presidential nomination, Sanders said, “I think not.”

{mosads}”Hillary and I have fundamental … differences,” he said. 

Sanders added that regardless of who wins the nomination, he hopes all Democrats will come together to try to defeat President Trump in the general election.

“I hope to be the Democratic nominee and have the support of the whole Democratic Party behind me,” he said. “If I am not and somebody else is, I will support that candidate because what’s most important is that Trump be defeated,” he said. 

“Hillary… she has not called me,”

When asked if he would ask Hillary Clinton for advice, Sen. @BernieSanders says “I think not”: “Hillary and I have fundamental differences.” https://t.co/f8u2wc159S pic.twitter.com/PPlh0sKr7D

— The View (@TheView) March 1, 2019

The democratic socialist announced last month that he would again seek the nomination to take on Trump.

Sanders is one of the front-runners in a large group that is hoping for the nomination. Also running are Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Kamala Harris (Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) as well as former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who announced his campaign Friday.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are all said to be weighing 2020 White House bids.

Sanders is the favorite in New Hampshire, an early primary state that helps set the course for future contests, according to a poll published Thursday.