Bernie Sanders (I-VT) endorsed his rival, Joe Biden, for the Democratic party’s 2020 presidential nominee, less than a week after suspending his campaign and dropping out of the running, making the former U.S. vice president the presumptive nominee.

The move by Sanders on April 8 to end his second bid to become the first Jewish president came in the aftermath of losing most primaries following South Carolina on Feb. 29, when Biden won over Sanders by more than 28 percentage points.