Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter's op-ed accusing him of a 'big corruption problem'

Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized to fellow 2020 contender Joe Biden for an op-ed by one of his campaign surrogates that suggested the former vice president has a 'corruption problem.'

Washington Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized to fellow 2020 contender Joe Biden for an op-ed by one of his campaign surrogates that suggested the former vice president has a"corruption problem."

"It is absolutely not my view that Joe is corrupt in any way. And I'm sorry that that op-ed appeared," the Vermont senator told CBS News. The op-ed, written by Zephyr Teachout and published on Monday in The Guardian, argued that Biden's"record represents the transactional, grossly corrupt culture in Washington that long precedes Trump" and would give Trump the"perfect foil.

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