While on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ Bernie Sanders got a chance to speak on Trump’s election into office, protests that have been taking place, and more. Sanders spoke on how to move forward after the election in which America voted Donald Trump to be our new president and also his new book Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In.
Sanders started off the show saying,
“It’s been a tough week.”
He then proceeded to speak on Trump campaign. He stated,
“Above and beyond, the incredible bigotry of the Trump campaign, what he did is he tapped into a lot of pain and anxiety and angst that the American people are feeling, which is very rarely reported in the media or understood by the punditry. I think what the punditry and the establishment does not understand, there are a lot of people in this country who are suffering, who are hurting, who are scared to death about tomorrow for their kids.”
Sanders says he does not think Trump is a “hero of the working class America,” but he went on to say “I hope I’m wrong.”
When speaking on the Anti-Trump protest the have been going on since the election, Sanders says,
“I think people are expressing their feelings. They’re exercising their constitutional rights.”
As we know, Sanders is not a fan of Trump. He proceeded to throw shade on his name saying,
“Trump’s views are a minority. People do not think we should give tax breaks to billionaires. They do believe we should raise the minimum wage and have pay equity for women.”
In Sanders eyes, the Democratic Party is clearly struggling.
“Democrats should not be losing to a candidate who insults so many people, who wants to give huge tax breaks to the top two-tenths of one percent and rejects climate change. How are we losing these elections?”
Check out what Sanders had to say below.
Source: Complex
