Vermont Senator and possible 2020 contender Bernie Sanders called for a “political revolution” to prevent wealthy Americans from “buying elections” Monday; saying “Three people own more wealth than the bottom half of our country.”
“Three people own more wealth than the bottom half of our country. 25 hedge fund managers earn twice as much as all 140,000 kindergarten teachers. One family (Kochs) spent $400 million to buy elections. That’s why we need a political revolution,” posted Sanders.
Three people own more wealth than the bottom half of our country. 25 hedge fund managers earn twice as much as all 140,000 kindergarten teachers. One family (Kochs) spent $400 million to buy elections. That's why we need a political revolution.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 4, 2019
The self-described Democratic Socialist has refused to rule out a second run for the White House in recent weeks; saying he was “seriously” considering another campaign.
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders raised eyebrows throughout Democratic circles this week; saying the “simple truth” is that he hasn’t “made the decision” on whether he plans to take on President Trump in the 2020 race for the White House.
Sanders was speaking at a candidates forum when he was asked if he was prepared to “pledge” to serve a six-year term should he be re-elected to the United States Senate.
“Right now, my focus is on the year 2018, but if you’re asking me to make an absolute pledge as to whether I’ll be running for president or not, I’m not going to make that pledge,” Sanders said. “The simple truth is I have not made that decision. But I’m not going to sit here and tell you that I may not run. I may. But on the other hand, I may not.”
BERNIE EXPLODES: Sanders Says Trump a ‘RACIST’ Dividing Country by ‘Color of Our Skin’
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders exploded on President Trump Monday; viciously saying the Commander-in-Chief is a “racist” intentionally trying to divide the United States “by the color of our skin.”
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at a Martin Luther King Jr. event: "It gives me no pleasure to tell you that we now have a President of the United States who is a racist." pic.twitter.com/73XjOuPYRU
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 21, 2019
“Today we talk about justice, today we talk about racism. I must tell you it gives me no pleasure to tell you that we now have a President of the United States who is a racist,” said Sanders.
“What a president is supposed to do is bring us together. We have a president intentionally, purposely trying to divide us up by the color of our skin, by our gender, by the country we came from, by our religion,” he added.