Last week, Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who was elected to a fourth four-six-year term, doubled down on his argument that the Democratic Party lacks appeal to the working class, adding that California Democratic Sen. in response to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's objections.
Appearing on CNN's “State of the Union” and NBC's “Meet the Press,” Sanders discussed his statement released after President-elect Trump decisively defeated Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election. I was forced to.
“Look, working people in this country are very angry,” Sanders told NBC's Kristen Welker. “In the richest country in the history of the world, they have a right to be angry. Today, while the people at the top are doing amazingly well, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Millions… Families are worried that their children will actually be living like this.''It has to be a lower standard of living than theirs. ”
“The top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 90%. We are the only major country that does not guarantee universal health care. 25% of our seniors earn less than $50,000 a year. We're trying to live on $100,000.'' Our child poverty rate is the highest of any major nation on earth, and the gap between those at the top and everyone else is widening. Masu. We have a campaign finance system that allows corrupt billionaires to buy elections, so if you're an average worker out there, you're saying, “Hey, I'm working longer and longer hours.'' “I'm not going anywhere in a hurry because I'm worried about my children.” And yet, the people at the top say, “We've never had such a good experience before.'' ”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks on stage in front of President Biden at NHTI Concord Community College in Concord, New Hampshire on October 22, 2024. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
“It's not all that surprising that the Democratic Party, which has abandoned working-class people, now realizes that the working class has abandoned them,” a left-leaning member of the Senate Democratic Caucus said Wednesday. said.
Pelosi hit back at criticism of her party on Saturday, saying on The New York Times' podcast “The Interview” that she has “a lot of respect” for Sanders, but that “Sanders said that the Democrats said that.” I have no respect for him.” He abandoned his working class family. ”
“Under President Biden, we have relief, money in people's pockets, bullets in their arms, kids safely in school, and working people back to work,” Pelosi said. said. “What did Trump do when he was president? One bill was to give tax cuts to the wealthiest people in America.”
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a conversation with Nancy Pelosi and Katie Couric at 92NY on October 24, 2024 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
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Mr. Welker played a clip of the podcast on NBC and asked Mr. Sanders for a response.
“Nancy is a friend of mine,” Sanders said. “But this is the reality: Despite the fact that nearly 20 million people in this country work for less than $15 an hour, the Senate has failed to advance a bill to even raise the minimum wage to a living wage for the past two years.” “time. “The progressive senator listed his frustrations with the Democratic-controlled Senate, saying that over the past two years the House has failed to pass legislation that would make it easier for workers to join unions.” He also said the Senate is not talking about a benefit-based pension system “so that seniors can retire with peace of mind,” and Democrats are saying, “We are not talking about eliminating the Social Security cap so that we can expand Social Security's ability to pay.” No,” he claimed. Increase allowances. ”
“The bottom line is, if you're a working person, do you really think the Democratic Party will go to great lengths to take on powerful special interests and fight for you? I think the resounding answer is no.” said Mr. Sanders.
Donald Trump arrives to speak at an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Sanders argued that Biden had made good on his promise to be the most progressive president on domestic policy and criticized Trump for the Republican Party's success in appealing to working-class voters. .
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“What Donald Trump did was explain. He went around and said, 'I know you're angry, and the reason is that hundreds of millions of illegal immigrants are coming in and they're killing your cats, your dogs, your cats. Because you're eating everything else.''That's the reason, but of course that's not the reason,'' Sanders said. “The reason, in my opinion, is that today there is an unprecedented level of corporate greed, and income and wealth inequality is growing. And the people at the top want everything And we need an agenda that says to the working class, “This is what we're going to do.'' We're going to take on these powerful special interests and create an economy and a government that works for you. By the way, that won't happen unless you get a lot of money out of politics. citizens united Supreme Court ruling to prevent billionaires from continuing to buy elections. ”
