It comes as no real surprise to political junkies that Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders endorsed his Democratic rival.

  • Bernie Sanders supports Hillary Clinton for president
  • Sanders does not mention ending his own campaign in speech
  • He admits that Clinton has more delegates than he does to win nomination

In a speech from New Hampshire on Tuesday, the U.S. Senator from Vermont announced that he will be backing the presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

"Together we will continue to fight for a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent," Sanders said with Clinton by his side, adding he was proud of his campaign.

Sanders admitted that Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process and has more delegates than he does.

"I congratulate her for that," he said. "I intend to do everything I can to make sure she is the next President of the United States."

Sanders stated that both he and Clinton want to raise the minimum wage and create millions of new jobs.

While he was building up his once-Democratic challenger to the White House, Sanders was taking shots at another challenger.

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump wants to lower the minimum wage to a "starvation" wage, Sanders told the crowd.

Sanders said Trump wants to abolish the Affordable Care Act while Clinton wants to give universal health care to Americans.

Trump also wants to give tax breaks to wealthy Americans, according to Sanders. He called Trump's economic policies "reckless" and said they would contribute to wealth inequality.

Then the topic turned to the enviroment, where Sanders said that Clinton is concerned about global warming and wants to move away from fossil fuel and adopt sustainable, alternative energy. This will create jobs, Sanders added.

But he said that Trump is rejecting science and says that climate change is a hoax and wants to expand the use of fossil fuel.

Sanders also took a shot at Trump's comments about illegal immigrants and Muslims.

"Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths," Sanders said.

Sanders admitted to his followers that there are differences between he and Clinton, but turned it into a positive by saying that was the whole point of a democracy: People coming together and sharing different ideas.

"Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president," he said.

During his speech, Sanders did not say he would suspend his campaign.

Clinton then took the stage and thanked her the crowd.

Hours before Sanders and Clinton made their speech, Trump tweeted this:

Trump also posted this on his Facebook page:

The signs were there of Sanders endorsing Clinton

After losing the majority of pledged delegates to Clinton, Sanders has all but flown the white flag in the last couple of weeks before his announcement on Tuesday. He has said that he would vote for Clinton and after losing the D.C. primary race last month to Clinton, the former Secretary of State and Sanders had a closed-door meeting at the Capital Hilton in Washington. The exact nature of the conversation is not known.

In less than two weeks the Democratic National Convention will be held in Philadelphia, where it is expected that the former First Lady will be named the official Democratic nominee, a title that Sanders hoped to win many months ago.

But with one battle won, the next one for Clinton when it concerns Sanders is whether or not his supporters will join her camp. Some polls are saying that it is likely, while other polls suggests that Sanders supporters would support either Trump or Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, reported Bloomberg.com last month.

What may help Clinton win over Sanders’ supporters is her embracing some of his ideas, such as the college tuition plan.

“Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced a proposal on Wednesday to eliminate tuition at in-state public colleges and universities for families with annual incomes up to $125,000 — largely embracing a core position of Senator Bernie Sanders, who had pledged to make tuition at public institutions free for all students,” The New York Times reported last week.

Clinton will have to unite a divided Democratic Party before the November elections.