Bernie Sanders accuses Trump of 'demagoguery' for not going after the rich, Internet drags Joe Biden instead

Bernie Sanders said Donald Trump and the Republicans of 'can't deal' with the rich and the powerful
PUBLISHED APR 2, 2024
Bernie Sanders says Donald Trump does not have the guts to take on the rich and the powerful (Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders says Donald Trump does not have the guts to take on the rich and the powerful (Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Senator Bernie Sanders took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to share a clip from his podcast where he accuses Donald Trump and the Republican Party of practicing "Demagoguery 101," on Friday, March 29.

However, the internet reminded Sanders that the same was true for the Democratic Party and President Joe Biden, who were not willing to "take on the rich and powerful" either.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 15: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks
Bernie Sanders accused Donald Trump of practicing 'demagoguery' (Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders says Donald Trump will never take on the 'rich and powerful'

In the clip posted through his personal X account, Sanders says, "Trump and his friends will never have the guts of taking on the big money interests. That's not what they do."

"And this is, you know, it's not just Trump and what Republicans do today. This is Demagoguery 101..." he continues, as another person observes that it "goes back throughout the history of the country."

"Yeah ... Not only our country," picks up Sanders, "... the history of the world. You take a minority that is reasonably politically powerless and you beat up on them, but you never focus your attention on the people who have the wealth and the power because they're too dangerous. You can't deal with them."

"Trump is practicing Demagoguery 101. He’ll never take on the rich and powerful," he further wrote in his post, along with the link for the podcast episode.



 

(Getty Images)
Donald Trump was accused of not having the guts to take on 'big money interests' (Getty Images)

Internet slams Bernie Sanders for going after Trump 

In response to the Senator's claim that Trump would not take on the powerful and wealthy individuals, a user wrote, "Neither did Biden neither did Obama Clinton or any other useless American President."



 

"This is both party's, it is overdue we replace both with a 3rd new Green Party avoiding becoming the current (Haiti) today," expressed another.



 

"Name one politician who is willing to take on the rich and powerful. Biden already got his rich funding," stated a third.



 

"And you think Biden will? All of you politicians are harming your own citizens by not calling out yourselves and each other’s lack of self accountability. It’s a game to most of you, and to the others it’s a way to get rich off of insider information and trading stocks and options. I wish politicians had backbones, but folks in power seem to worry too much about how things look and worry too little about how things really are," commented a fourth.



 

"You are starting to sound like a desperate man. It’s very sad to watch you, once known for integrity and independence, become an apparatchik for powerful party politics," slammed a fifth.



 

"Biden is practicing genocide. He won’t even take on Netanyahu, much less the rich and powerful," jibed a sixth.



 

"Options would be nice," said a seventh user, sharing a meme trolling both Biden and Trump.



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

GET BREAKING U.S. NEWS & POLITICAL UPDATES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

Ellison wondered how the DOJ 'is stretching' either the FACE Act, KKK Act 'to apply to people who protested in a church over the behavior of a religious leader'
59 minutes ago
Victims’ lawyers accuse the Justice Department of prolonging secrecy and shielding powerful figures after it failed to fully disclose investigative files
11 hours ago
With a razor-thin House majority, the speaker races to unite Republicans to energize voters and safeguard control of the chamber ahead of November
13 hours ago
State Del Adrian Boafo argues the action is needed because ICE agents 'are not qualified' and 'Marylanders deserve people who will protect them'
22 hours ago
Two battalions from the 11th Airborne Division were readied for cold-weather deployment as they were best suited for Minnesota’s harsh winter conditions
1 day ago
50 trainers guided 2,000 DSA members and 2,000 allies as Renee Good's death spurred activists to expand rapid response networks
1 day ago
Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears in the 2025 election, reshaping Virginia’s political balance heading into 2026
2 days ago
Adriana Camberos' first conviction involved fake energy drinks sold in the US with counterfeit labels, and Trump commuted her sentence in January 2021
2 days ago
'If I move him, these Fed guys - certainly the one we have now - they don't talk much. I would lose you' Donald Trump said about Kevin Hassett
3 days ago
Charles Wall served for the past year as ICE's principal legal advisor, overseeing 3,500 staff in immigration court and advising DHS leadership
3 days ago