(FILES) In this file photo Democratic presidential hopeful former US Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during a town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues hosted by CNN and the Human rights Campaign Foundation at The Novo in Los Angeles on October 10, 2019. - US Senator Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential campaign, his team said on April 8, 2020, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to become the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican incumbent Donald Trump in November. Sanders, a 78-year-old leftist who challenged Hillary Clinton for the nomination in 2016, was holding a staff conference call on Wednesday when he "announced that he is suspending his campaign for president," his aides said in a statement. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)