Bernie Sanders, 82, issues stark warning to Kamala Harris about major issue that could cost her the election
Bernie Sanders has given Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris a stark warning that she must fight economic inequality or risk losing the election.
The 82-year-old Independent spoke at a rally of 250 supporters on Friday afternoon about what he calls the biggest problems in America.
After one of the attendees at the event indicated that the biggest problem was economic inequality, he spoke at length about its far-reaching consequences.
He told the crowd, “Discrepancies between rich and poor, income and wealth inequality. I happen to be inclined to agree with that.”
Speak with The Boston Globe After his speech, Sanders said: “[Harris] “There needs to be an agenda that addresses the crisis that working families are facing across this country.”
The 82-year-old, pictured here last month, addressed 250 supporters at a town hall meeting Friday afternoon about what he called the biggest problems in America.
Sanders said Harris should have an agenda focused on working families facing economic inequality
Sanders added: ‘I think Democrats need to be very, very clear about what ideas they have, when there is such enormous income inequality and wealth inequality.
“If the people in power have never had it so good, what is the agenda for protecting the needs of the working class?”
He continued, “It’s not my job to dictate what policies she should pursue,” but added that he would like to see Social Security and Medicare expanded.
Sanders also called for a revival of the pandemic-era child tax credit, adding: “I think if a presidential candidate were to adopt these ideas, it would give her significant political advantage. And it would be the right thing to do.”
When asked about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, he said, “I’m going to do everything I can to defeat Donald Trump.”
He added that the former president is “the most dangerous person in American history” and “a pathological liar.”
Sanders continued: “I believe that if the vice president wins, I certainly want her to win and I will do everything I can to make sure she wins.”
He has not yet formally endorsed Harris for president, but told the newspaper he wants to influence her platform and message in the run-up to the election.
Sanders said the former president is “the most dangerous person in American history” and “a pathological liar”
Sanders admitted that he was “prone to gaffes” before Biden abandoned his re-election campaign, but warned that an obsession with them would cost Trump the election.
In an essay for the New York Times this month, Sanders admitted that Joe Biden “is old, gaffe-prone, walks stiffly and had a disastrous debate with Trump.”
The op-ed was published before Biden withdrew his bid for re-election.
He warned his party’s supporters that if they continue to focus on Biden’s blunders, it will only get Donald Trump elected.
Sanders declared that despite his own reservations about Biden, he is still a better choice than Trump, whom he reduced to his laundry list of felony charges.
“Unlike Republicans, they don’t have to testify for a candidate who has now been convicted of 34 felonies and is facing charges that could lead to dozens of additional convictions,” he added.
He accused Trump of wanting to protect billionaires at the expense of ordinary Americans.