Convention organizers sent out conflicting schedules as to when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would make his convention speech Monday.
In a version of the scheduled distributed by the Democratic National Convention Committee at 4:04 p.m. ET on Monday, Sanders was speaking in the 9 p.m. ET hour before First Lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
In a schedule released at 4:54 p.m. ET, Sanders was moved back to the plum final speaking slot, after both Obama and Warren. The only event now scheduled after Sanders is the benediction.
But earlier in the day, various reports indicated Sanders would speak last Monday night. The confusion and conflicting schedules couldn’t be immediately explained.
The LA Times had reported earlier Monday that Sanders would follow Warren. And NBC reporter Mark Murray tweeted that the directive that Sanders would speak last came directly from the Hillary Clinton campaign:
Think there was confusion, b/c as of 5am ET this am, HRC camp was telling reporters Sanders would be last speaker https://t.co/5NnQUoZH2u
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) July 25, 2016
The updated speaking list comes amid a rambunctious start to the convention and Sanders asking supporters not to protest on the floor.
