Obama, Sanders talk policy, economy at White House

The Boston Globe reports:

President Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders talked foreign policy, the economy and ‘‘a little bit of politics,’’ Sanders said Wednesday after their first extended sit-down since the senator’s presidential campaign jolted the race for the Democratic nomination.

Talking to reporters in the White House driveway, Sanders acknowledged he and the president have had differences, but he said he has largely backed Obama’s agenda. Sanders said the president has been ‘‘even handed’’ in his treatment of the candidates vying to replace him, and he showed no interest in trying to strike any sharp contrast with his host.

The socialists confer.