WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) listens as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)