Rep. Keith Ellison, former Bernie supporter, to spin for Clinton at debate

Rep. Keith Ellison, former Bernie supporter, to spin for Clinton at debate

September 26, 2016 at 12:07PM
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016.
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Keith Ellison will be in Hillary Clinton's spin room at Hofstra University tonight.

Ellison, a former Bernie Sanders supporter, will travel to New York to be apart of the mob of Clinton supporters who "spin" her win to reporters before and after the debate. Those in the spin room also take down high moments for Donald Trump and "fact-check" whatever he says, spinning one-liners into positive moments for Clinton.

Trump was known during the GOP primary debates to visit the spin room himself and promote his appearance to reporters, though it is highly unlikely he will do that tonight.

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