Symone Sanders, a former top aide to Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) who joined former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE’s presidential campaign Thursday, acknowledged and defended previous contributions to one of Biden’s competitors, South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D).
Sanders, who served as press secretary to Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign and is now a senior adviser to the Biden campaign, responded on Twitter Thursday to a Politico report that she donated to the 37-year-old mayor’s presidential campaign in March.
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“I also donated to [former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián] Castro and [New York Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand because I believed then and do now that they all should have their shot on the debate stage,” Sanders tweeted. “Lots of folks donated to a lot of campaigns for this very same reason. Couldn’t be happier to be on #TeamBiden.”
Lol yes. I also donated to Castro and Gillibrand because I believed then and do now that they all should have their shot on the debate stage. Lots of folks donated to a lot of campaigns for this very same reason. Couldn’t be happier to be on #TeamBiden https://t.co/dphwT2VuUA
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) April 25, 2019
Per rules set by the Democratic National Committee, candidates in the crowded 2020 presidential primary will qualify for debates if they have at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls or have received at least $65,000 in individual donations from at least 200 donors in at least 20 states.
A BuzzFeed News analysis published earlier this month found that about 1,600 donors to Democratic presidential candidates gave more than $200 to multiple candidates. For example, nearly 200 donors gave to both Buttigieg and Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.).
Sanders, 29, was confirmed to be joining Biden’s campaign Thursday, the same day the former vice president made his bid official. She confirmed her hiring on Twitter as well, writing: “Over the course of this campaign, Vice President Biden is going to make his case to the American [people].”
CNN, where Sanders has served as a contributor since 2016, confirmed she would not continue in that role.
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