Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (I-Vt.) praised his former Democratic presidential rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenNo new taxes for the ultra rich — fix bad tax policy instead Democrats back away from quick reversal of Trump tax cuts It's time for newspapers to stop endorsing presidential candidates MORE (D-Mass.) Thursday after she announced she would be ending her campaign.

Sanders, who shares many of the same policy stances as Warren, touted his former opponent as a leader who has made the progressive movement stronger.

".@ewarren has taken on the most powerful corporate interests because she cares about those who have been left behind. Without her, the progressive movement would not be nearly as strong as it is today. I know that she'll stay in this fight and we are grateful that she will,” Sanders tweeted.

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“Sen. Warren has run an extraordinary campaign of ideas – demanding that the wealthy pay their fair share, ending corruption in Washington, guaranteeing health care for all, addressing climate change, tackling the student debt crisis and vigorously protecting women's rights,” he added.



Sen. Warren has run an extraordinary campaign of ideas – demanding that the wealthy pay their fair share, ending corruption in Washington, guaranteeing health care for all, addressing climate change, tackling the student debt crisis and vigorously protecting women's rights. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 5, 2020

Warren ended her campaign Thursday after a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday, including a third-place finish in her home state of Massachusetts.

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Warren and Sanders had clashed in January after the two candidates delivered conflicting accounts of a private meeting in 2018. Warren alleged she was told by Sanders that a woman could not be elected president, but the Vermont senator has denied saying that.

Warren said she does not immediately plan to endorse one of the remaining candidates.

She’s received calls in recent days from both Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenThe Memo: Warning signs flash for Trump on debates Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden National postal mail handlers union endorses Biden MORE, the two top candidates remaining in the race. It’s unclear whether either explicitly asked for her endorsement.