Todd quoted the Buzzfeed article in which an email from the campaign to BLM — written by Sanders senior staffer Marcus Ferrell — read, “I apologize it took our campaign so long to officially reach out…” Sanders corrected Todd, letting him know it didn’t come from him.“Well, that was sent out by a staffer, not by me,” Sanders replied. “Look, we are reaching out to all kinds of groups. Absolutely I met with folks at Black Lives Matter. We’re reaching out to Latino groups. We’re reaching out to the unions.”
“I understand that you said a staffer put it out, but you felt an apology was necessary?” Todd pressed the senator.
“No, I don’t. I think we’re going to be working with all groups. This was sent out without my knowledge,” Sanders said.
So Sanders is retracting a out a well thought out apology, and blaming a staffer for sending it out in the first place. Feel the Bern indeed.