“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi GoldbergMeghan McCain says she believes report Trump called fallen soldiers 'losers' On The Money: Treasury, SBA to disclose small business loans of 0K and above | Apple closes stores in states with spikes in coronavirus cases | Artists call on Congress to help club and concert venues during pandemic Artists join call to Congress to help club and concert venues during pandemic MORE on Wednesday questioned 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.) over his decision to continue campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Goldberg pressed Sanders over his remarks this week that he sees a "narrow path" to the nomination, with the host saying the senator's decision reminded her of the 2016 primary.

Sanders continued to campaign in 2016 after Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Virginia Democrat blasts Trump's 'appalling' remark about COVID-19 deaths in 'blue states' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE secured enough delegates to clinch the nomination. The senator eventually backed her White House bid and campaigned for the former secretary of State.

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“I’m told you intend to stay in this race for president because you believe there is a path to victory," Goldberg told Sanders on Wednesday.

"I want to know what that path is because this feels a little bit like it did when you didn’t come out when Hillary Clinton was clearly the person folks were going for,” she added.

Sanders maintained “that’s not quite accurate,” adding he "worked as hard as I could for Hillary Clinton."

But Goldberg pushed back, saying while he did eventually support Clinton it took him “a very, very long time to hop in, and your people also took a very long time for them to hop in.”

"Why are you still in the race?" she pressed.

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“Last I heard, people in a democracy have a right to vote and they have a right to vote for the agenda that they think can work for America, especially in this very, very difficult moment," Sanders responded.

"We are assessing our campaign, as a matter of fact, where we want to go forward. But people in a democracy do have a right to vote," he added.

Bernie Sanders on staying in the race: “Last I heard, people in a democracy have a right to vote and have a right to vote for the agenda that they think can work for America, especially in this very, very difficult moment. We are assessing our campaign.” https://t.co/XqBZIxsIGR pic.twitter.com/WPNsidZQ7f — ABC News (@ABC) April 1, 2020

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Sanders said Monday he planned to continue his campaign despite a nearly insurmountable advantage for 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 among pledged delegates.

Biden leads Sanders 1,217 delegates to 914 among the 2,302 delegates allocated so far in the Democratic race, according to The New York Times.

“We’re about 300 delegates behind. Biden has 1,200, we have 900,” Sanders said in an interview on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

“There is a path. It is admittedly a narrow path. But I would tell you, Seth, that there are a lot of people who are supporting me. We have a strong grass-roots movement who believe that we have got to stay in in order to continue the fight.”

Sanders told Goldberg on Wednesday that he and fellow lawmakers are working on a fourth coronavirus stimulus package aimed at ensuring that “all of our people in this crisis have health care” and that people “continue to receive their paycheck.”

Goldberg asked Sanders if he should focus on Congress’s coronavirus response instead of “splitting the time” with campaigning for president.

“I’m sitting in my house right now. I’m not holding a rally in Wisconsin because of the nature of campaigns,” Sanders responded, saying that he and other lawmakers are also pushing for states and cities to receive funds to continue paying their employees.

Sanders was joined by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ron Wyden Ronald (Ron) Lee WydenGOP senator blocks Schumer resolution aimed at Biden probe as tensions run high Republican Senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal Hillicon Valley: TikTok, Oracle seek Trump's approval as clock winds down | Hackers arrested for allegedly defacing U.S. websites after death of Iranian general | 400K people register to vote on Snapchat MORE (D-Ore.) in a Wednesday letter asking the Department of Labor for details on how it will expedite the unemployment benefits included in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package passed by Congress late last week.