Americans should not allow Trump divide country: Senator Bernie Sanders

Sanders has been campaigning for Clinton after facing defeat in the primaries this summer

Underlining that diversity is the "strength and uniqueness" of the US, Senator Bernie Sanders has said that Americans should be proud of it and not allow Donald Trump who is running a campaign of bigotry to divide the country.

"I disagree with Donald Trump on virtually all of his policy positions. But what upsets me the most is we have struggled for so many years to overcome discrimination, and he is running his campaign, the cornerstone of which is bigotry," Sanders, said on Friday at an election rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has now emerged as a top battleground state.

"Now, as Americans, we can disagree on many issues. But we have come too far. Too many people have gone to jail and too many have died in the struggle for equal rights. We are not going back to a bigoted society," said Sanders who was joined by his primary rival Hillary Clinton at the election rally.

Clinton is now the Democratic party's presidential nominee after she defeated Sanders in the primaries this summer.

Sanders has been campaigning for her and urging people not to vote for Trump.

Making a strong pitch for Clinton, Sanders who is highly popular among youths, said diversity is the strength and uniqueness of America.

"We should be proud of it, and we are not going to allow Trump or anyone else to divide us up," he said.

In the rally, Clinton criticised Trump for his repeated statements casting African-American life as one of crime, poverty and despair.  She had also asked as to how a person who has behaved as Trump could be trusted with appointing justices and controlling the Justice Department.

In her remarks, Clinton offered her vision for an inclusive America that lifts up all communities.