Sanders praises Kamala Harris as ‘an asset’ to Biden, showing party unity

Bernie Sanders praised Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s pick for his running mate on Sunday, as the Democratic party attempted to project an image of unity ahead of this week’s national convention, where Biden is set to be officially nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.

Sanders, the progressive Vermont senator who clashed with both Biden and Harris earlier this year when they were all vying for their party’s presidential nomination to take on Donald Trump in November’s general election, lauded Harris as “an asset”.

“I believe that Kamala, as somebody...