Sanders Remains in Race, Says He Will Debate Joe Biden

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a Bernie 2020 rally at the Stifel Theater in downtown St. Louis, Mo., on March 9, 2020. Tim Vizer/AFP via Getty Images

After suffering a defeat on Tuesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he is staying in the 2020 Democratic race and will partake in a debate on Sunday against former Vice President Joe Biden in Arizona.

“Donald Trump must be defeated and I will do everything in my power to make that happen,” he said in a news conference in Burlington, Vermont, adding, “I very much look forward to the debate in Arizona with my friend, Joe Biden.”