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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said this Donald Trump’s Electoral success lies in acknowledging that “the system is broken” in America.
Leftist politician Jon Stewart appeared on The Daily Show Last night there was thunderous cheers and applause while the audience chanted his name.
Sanders has been a vocal critic of the president during Trump’s first and second administrations. But now the leftist firebrand is urging his party to accept the same truths trump Has become expert in exploitation.
“Donald Trump, he may be crazy, he may be a pathological liar, but he’s not stupid,” Sanders said.
“The message he sends is: ‘The system is broken and only I can fix it.’
“The truth is: The system is broken. He’s making it worse, but Democrats have to admit that the system is broken.”
veteran senator He further said that the Democratic Party needs to accept the “bloody reality” of how powerful Trump is becoming and how he is able to pull the country into line with his policies.
“So when you see Donald Trump go to them and say, ‘You’re giving me ten percent of your company if we help you? Or, we’re going to do that, but here’s the thing: You’re not going to charge these guys anymore? Will the math now change for the Democrats with more balls to govern?’ Stewart asked.
Sanders responded, “I think it does. They’ve seen the courage in Trump to use his power in a way that we’ve never seen before.”
He also claimed that Current campaign donation systemOne that allows wealthy donors to give unlimited amounts through super PACs is also broken. Sanders alleged that this makes parties dependent not on voters but on wealthy supporters.
“Do you go with the money, where the billionaires are, where the super PACs are, and do what these people want?” He said. “Or do you go where the working class is, where the middle class is, and those are the people who are hurting?”
Sanders is touring the country with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez under the banner of “Fight Oligarchy”, where the pair have expressed support for progressive causes such as free health care and free higher education in the United States.
During his presence, sanders He reiterated some of the main talking points of his tour, suggesting that better public services in the US could be financed by higher taxes on the super-rich. The system he proposed is similar to those employed in Europe.
“You eventually have to say to the oligarchs – who have never had it so well, they are holding up their fists – ‘Sorry guys, a billion dollars is enough,’” he said.
“‘You won’t have 200 billion or 300 billion. Try surviving on just a billion. You might as well start paying your fair share of taxes.'”
The audience applauded Sanders’ comments.
Although the senator has ruled out running for president In 2028, he became a leading figure of the No Kings movement.
The No Kings protests are a serious continuation of the ongoing mass demonstrations against Trump’s efforts National Guard on Democratic Cities And his threats to run for an unprecedented third term in office.
he talked in march to washington dcwhich was attended by more than 200,000 people, and Stewart said it represented people saying “no to Trumpism” and “no to authoritarianism.”
Cortez, meanwhile, is a close political ally of Sanders Either one of them is being prepared to run for president Or for the Senate in 2028, according to reports.
according to axiosThe politician has not yet made any decisions about her next steps, although she has brought in former senior Sanders advisers.
If she wants to run for the Senate, Cortez will need to go head-to-head with the Senate minority leader chuck schumer Who is a fellow Democrat.
Cortez is extremely popular among young voters and senior Republicans have warned their party against don’t underestimate him,
Monica CrowleyA former Treasury Department public affairs official told Fox News that Cortex has received “real grassroots support.”
Crowley said, “A word of warning to the Republicans, to my party: Don’t underestimate AOC. She’s young, she’s vibrant, she’s charming.”