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During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) expressed his views on why Donald Trump emerged victorious in the previous election, attributing it to Trump’s ability to tap into working-class frustration.
Stephanie was a social justice warrior who loved Bernie Sanders and “fought the patriarchy”, but walked away from the Democrats after seeing the light.
Stephanie is one of thousands of people who have joined the #WalkAway movement and ended up supporting Donald Trump in 2024.… pic.twitter.com/K5TgRo4FMW
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) November 10, 2024
Sanders acknowledged his friendship with President Joe Biden and their collaborative efforts on working-class initiatives. “Joe Biden is a friend of mine, and I have been proud to work with him. On an agenda which has been very strongly in favor of the working class. President Biden promised to be the most progressive president since FDR in many ways on domestic issues, and I think he kept his word, but here is the reality. The working class of this country is angry, and they have a reason to be angry. We are living in an economy where the people on top are doing phenomenally well while 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. 25% of elderly people are trying to get by on $50,000 a year or less. We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of all the major countries on earth. And parents all over this country worry that their kids may have the lower standard of living than they do. That is the economic reality.”
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The Vermont senator further explained that Trump successfully channeled this anger by offering a simplified explanation. “What Donald Trump did is provide an explanation. He went around and said, I know you’re angry, and the reason is there are illegal immigrants coming over, and they are eating your cats and dogs and everything else. That is the reason. Obviously, that is not the reason. The reason is, in my view, we have an unprecedented level of corporate greed today and more income, wealth inequality, and people on top of it all. We need an agenda that says we will take on these powerful special interests and create an economy and government that works for you, and by the way, that cannot happen unless you get big money out of politics. We have to get rid of the Citizens United decision, so billionaires do not buy elections.”
