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Rep. Tlaib endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders at rally in Detroit

Third member of 'The Squad' to endorse Sanders

DETROIT – District 13 Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders at a rally Sunday at Cass Technical High School. 

The rally started with a performance by Detroit native and Cass Tech alumnus Jack White. 

Tlaib, who now has a seat in the House,  followed White on the stage and started with a moment of silence in remembrance of longtime Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr.

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Tlaib is the third member of "The Squad," along with Minnesota's Ilhan Omar and New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to promote the presidential hopeful.