Bernie Sanders supporters react during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25, 2016. Texas delegation breakfast descends into screaming match

A Texas delegation breakfast Tuesday morning broke out in a screaming match as a Bernie Sanders delegate told the crowd he was “condemning our presumptive nominee.”

The comment came during a unity effort, during which the delegate, Russell Lytle, was expected to talk about the Sanders revolution and then segue into ways to work to elect Democrats across the state.


Chaos erupted after his comment as Hillary Clinton supporters and delegates booed the speaker and chanted Clinton’s name.

“We’re just in a state of shock because that’s not what we were told was going to happen,” said Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.

However, Hinojosa said most delegates quickly denounced Lytle's comment.

“Within minutes, Bernie delegates started coming to me and said, ‘We are really sorry. This is not what we planned to do. We do not agree with this,'" Hinojosa recalled.

He said some Sanders delegates then went back on the stage to address the situation and apologized for Lytle’s remark. Lytle has since turned in his credentials and released a statement apologizing for the remark.

“In a moment of passion, while reaching out to my fellow members of the Texas delegation, I spoke one sentence that did not reflect my intention of promoting productive dialogue,” he said in a statement. “I apologize for my poor choice of words, and hope we can continue to move forward and work together towards the common goal of turning Texas blue.”

The tension at the breakfast comes as the Democratic Party is trying to unify the Sanders and Clinton supporters, but that task has proved difficult. On Monday night, speakers were continually booed by Sanders supporters at the mere mention of Clinton’s name.

At one point Monday night, comedian Sarah Silverman, a Sanders supporter during the primary, called out those booing in the crowd, saying they were “being ridiculous.”

Jacob Limon, the Texas state director for the Sanders campaign, said Lytle “got caught up in the moment” and his word choice does not reflect the sentiments of the Sanders delegation. Limon said Lytle would be replaced by an alternate delegate.

“In a few hours, we’re not going to be Bernie delegates or Hillary delegates, we’re going to be Democratic delegates,” Limon told POLITICO in an interview. “99 percent of the speech and what we talked about was fantastic.”

Limon said people left the breakfast in good spirits, and he feels the delegation is united behind Clinton as they head into the roll call vote later Tuesday.