Sanders continues to say asinine things. It’s a concerning trend.
And Bernie Sanders reveals a disgusting stance on this vile, anti-American leftist.
Bernie Sanders just reminded everyone why the radical left remains a toxic force in American politics.
On a recent appearance on CNN, the Vermont independent once again chose the side of the most extreme voices over basic patriotism and common sense.
Host Abby Phillip pressed him on the close ties between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the far-left streamer Hasan Piker.
She asked, “Are you comfortable with El-Sayed having a close association with him, given some of his past statements, to give you an example, one of the more controversial ones is that Piker has said America deserved 9/11. Are you comfortable with that association?”
“No, I am not. And I think that’s a dumb statement. On the other hand, he has a whole lot of followers, and there are a lot of things that he’s saying that are making sense to a lot of people. I think we have to get above cancel culture,” Sanders said.
“When you’re doing radio, whatever they do, podcasts three hours a day, you say dumb things. I suspect if you go back over your career, there may be one or two things that you’ve said that you may have regretted. But I think what we have got to do is look at the totality of where people are coming from and go forward.”
That is the softest possible defense of a man who claimed the United States deserved the worst terrorist attack in its history.
According to Sanders, Piker’s massive audience and the occasional sensible-sounding rant somehow outweigh open contempt for the country that gave him a platform.
Phillip followed up by pointing to Democratic strategist James Carville, who has said he wants no part of a party that includes figures like Piker.
She asked Sanders which side he would choose. His answer was pure progressive arrogance:
“Well, that’s not much of a choice. If Mr. Carville doesn’t want to be in my party, the party that I belong to, that Piker, that El-Sayed belongs to, he can start his own party.”
In other words, the longtime Democratic operative who helped elect Bill Clinton can leave.
The streamer who cheered 9/11 stays. Sanders made the hierarchy crystal clear.
