Sanders: ‘We will not let Trump divide us’

Bernie Sanders on Monday condemned his Republican opponents as “scapegoating minorities” as he sought to court black voters in Michigan ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

Speaking at a rally in Dearborn, the Vermont senator lambasted GOP front-runner Donald Trump for dividing the country.

{mosads}“If there’s anything we are going to accomplish together, we’re going to end bigotry in this country once and for all,” Sanders said.

“The Donald Trumps and his friends are not going to prevail in scapegoating minorities in this country,” he added. “We will not let Trump divide us up.”

Sanders has been making a play for delegate-rich Michigan and outspent Clinton on TV ads in the Great Lakes State, according to the Detroit News.

Still, Clinton continues to lead him in the polls by double digits. The former secretary of State has been outperforming Sanders with minority voters, which will likely help her in Michigan.

At the Monday rally, Sanders continued to contrast himself from Clinton over trade policies.

“Hillary Clinton has supported virtually every one of these disastrous trade policies, I have opposed every one,” Sanders said.

Sanders also mentioned Clinton’s comment from Sunday’s debate in Flint that he opposed the 2008 bill bailing out the automobile industry, calling her remark “absolutely untrue.”

Looking ahead to Tuesday’s primary, Sanders said that large voter turnout will aid his campaign and help take on the party’s establishment. 

“If there is a large voter turnout, we will win,” Sanders said. “Let’s show the establishment that we are not satisfied with the status quo. We want real change.”