Asked directly on the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” early Friday whether he would vote for Hillary Clinton, her pitched rival in the Democratic primaries, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, said he would.

“ ‘I have zero respect for anybody who tries to get votes by insulting Mexicans [and] Muslims.’ ” — Sen. Bernie Sanders

“Yes,” he said. “I’m going to do everything I can to defeat Donald Trump.” The “cornerstone” of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s campaign, Sanders said, has been bigotry. “I have zero respect for anybody who tries to get votes by insulting Mexicans [and] Muslims.”