Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) got visibly irritated when he abruptly attempted to end an interview after providing an answer to whether Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) should join him in the Senate.
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez have been conducting a “fighting oligarchy” tour across the nation to protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Sanders called her “extraordinary” for her work in Congress. The independent senator was then asked on ABC News’s This Week if he would like to see her run for Senate, as speculation has been raised over her possibly running a primary against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
Sanders, however, stated there is currently “a whole lot of people in the Congress,” then proceeded to get up from the interview.
“You want to do nonsense, do nonsense,” Sanders said. “I don’t want to talk about inside development stuff! I got 32,000 people.”
ABC News anchor John Karl clarified he wanted to ask one more question about Sanders, to which the senator obliged and returned to his seat, resuming the interview. When asked about Sanders’s political future, including a potential third presidential run, the senator simply stated he is “very proud” that Vermont voters reelected him in the Senate. He added that he is 83-years-old and said, “I’m tired.”
Earlier in the interview, Sanders was asked if there is anything the Trump administration is doing that he supports, to which he expressed support of Trump “cracking down on fentanyl” and the increased border security against illegal immigration. He did criticize Trump’s plan to deport “20 million” undocumented residents, claiming this would “destroy the entire country” since Trump’s allies will not pick California’s crops or work in meatpacking houses, as “that’s what undocumented people are doing.”
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A recent poll found that Ocasio-Cortez has been seen as the person who “best reflects the core values of the Democratic Party,” with 10% of respondents voting for the New York congresswoman. Sanders and former Vice President Kamala Harris followed in second with 9% each.
Joe Concha, a senior writer for the Washington Examiner, recently contended that Democrats are in the midst of a “watershed moment,” in which the party can attempt to work with Republicans, or “continue to go to the Left.” Concha suggested that the latter scenario may be happening, which is “exactly” what the Republican Party wants.
