Sanders camp: He's still an 'active candidate'

Despite his pledge to work with Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump in the general election, Bernie Sanders is still an "active candidate" for president, campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Friday.

Weaver's interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" began with this question from panelist Katty Kay: "Jeff, why do you still have a job? Isn't it time that the senator got out of this race now?"


Flashing a smile and chuckling, Weaver responded, "Well, I don't think so."

"Look, Bernie Sanders has been fighting for a progressive agenda his whole life. I actually started working for him 30 years ago this month," he said. "The issues he's talking about today are the issues he was talking about back then. And for him, this is really about transforming America; it has always been about that. It's never been about Bernie Sanders. I think he's articulated that on the stump now the entire year. And what he's trying to do is continue to make the changes we need so that the American government and the economy works for all people in this country, not just a few."

Asked to answer "yes or no" whether Sanders is still running for president, Weaver was unequivocal.

“Yes, he is. Yes, he is. Yes, he is," Weaver said. "He is an active candidate for president, yes."

Clinton and Sanders met Tuesday night in Washington to discuss issues related to the Democratic platform, and the Vermont senator told supporters in a live-streamed address Thursday evening that he would continue to take his message as a candidate to the Philadelphia convention.