Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union” that President-elect Donald Trump won because he held the anger of America's working class to account.
“Joe Biden is a friend of mine and I'm proud to work with him on an agenda that has been very strongly supported by the working class,” Sanders said. He promised to be the most progressive president since FDR, and he kept his word, but this is the reality: The working class of this country is angry, and we, the people, have reason to be angry. 60% of are living paycheck to paycheck, while 25% of our nation's seniors are living on less than $50,000 a year. poverty rates are the highest of any major country on earth. And parents across the country worry that their children will have a lower standard of living than they do. That's the economic reality.”
He added, “What Donald Trump did was give an explanation. He went around and said, 'I know you're angry, and the reason is that illegal immigrants are coming and you Because they eat cats and dogs and everything else.'' That's why. Obviously, that's not the reason. The reason, in my opinion, is that today there is an unprecedented level of corporate greed, and more income, wealth inequality, and people on top of it. We need an agenda that takes on these powerful special interests and creates an economy and government that works for you. By the way, you can't do that unless you get a lot of money out of politics. We need to reverse Citizens United's decision so billionaires don't buy elections. ”
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