Bernie Sanders Holds Press Conference At Home With Top Supporters, Speaks About Orlando Shooting First [Breaking]

Bernie Sanders just finished holding a press conference at his house in Burlington, Vermont. Bernie met with the press on his lawn, surrounded by his top supporters, who gathered on neighboring lawns to hear Sanders speak.

According to CNN, the first thing that Bernie spoke about was the tragic Orlando mass shooting which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Sanders again spoke out against the Orlando shooting, calling it “unimaginable” and a “horrific mass murder.” He also, somewhat uncharacteristically, called for the destruction of ISIS in the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history, which has already been linked to the terrorist organization.

.@BernieSanders just spoke w/ media outside his home with his top supporters- 1st thing he talked about was #Orlando pic.twitter.com/m5N8Kxw0DZ

— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) June 12, 2016

Following his comments on the Orlando shooting, Sanders moved on to speak about the election. The conference had originally been planned as a meeting with his top supporters about where the Bernie Sanders campaign is going in the wake of his presumptive primary loss, and while Bernie Sanders has promised that his presidential bid isn’t over, he took pains to let his supporters and the press know that his first concern was stopping a Donald Trump presidency.

Sanders said later that the meeting was “exciting and productive.”

“We are united in saying Donald Trump will not become President of the U.S.”

Crowds of supporters gathered across the street from the conference to hear his remarks.

According to The Hill, Sanders added that he absolutely intends to bring his campaign “into the convention” and hinted that, contrary to recent polls, he was actually outperforming Clinton.

“We know who has the most votes.”

Hillary Clinton is set to meet with Bernie Sanders in Washington Tuesday night, in what many are hoping is an effort to avoid a contested primary and stand united against Donald Trump; the meeting was confirmed by a Clinton aide, after Sanders revealed the plans earlier Sunday morning. Sanders also hopes, regardless of what happens, that he can convince Clinton to adopt his progressive agenda as the Democratic presumptive nominee.

“Will she go as far as I would like her to go? No, she won’t. But I think millions of people want to understand and see is what kind of commitment she has to addressing the real crises in the country.”

This story is still developing; the Inquisitr will update as more details become available.

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