Bernie Sanders says Kamala Harris’ ‘too many billionaires’ problem cost her 2024 election

WASHINGTON, DC: Senator Bernie Sanders gave his assessment of why former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election against Donald Trump.

During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on 'State of the Union' that aired on Sunday, August 10, the senator said that one of the reasons for the Democratic rep to lose last year’s election was her "too many billionaires" problem.

Bernie Sanders claims Kamala Harris' 'core consultants' were influenced by wealthy people

Dana Bash played a clip of Bernie Sanders’ remarks during a stop in Wheeling, Wyoming, for his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, where he said, "One of the reasons, in my view, that Kamala Harris lost this election is she had too many billionaires telling her not to stand up for the working class of this country."

After the clip, Bash said, "Ouch," as Sanders then doubled down on his remarks and said, "I like Kamala, she’s a friend of mine. But her core consultants, you know, were very influenced by wealthy people."  

Moreover, he claimed that Harris’ campaign had been "vague" in offering proposals for the plight of working families.

Sanders said, "How do you run for president and not develop a strong agenda which speaks to the economic crises facing working families?"

"We have more income and wealth inequality today than we’ve ever had. We’ve got 60 per cent of our people living paycheck to paycheck. You’ve got a healthcare system which is broken and dysfunctional, and despite spending so much, we’re the only major country not to guarantee healthcare to all people. How do you not talk about these issues?" he added. Moreover, Sanders said that Democrats must speak to working people if they want to win elections. 

"I think the clue to democratic victories is to understand that you’ve got to stand unequivocally with the working class of this country. You need an agenda that speaks to the needs of working people," the senator said.

Internet claps back at Bernie Sanders

Several internet users trolled Bernie Sanders after he said that one of the reasons Kamala Harris lost last year’s election was that she was friendly with too many wealthy people.

A user wrote on X, "Bernie used to speak out against both millionaires and billionaires. Now that he's become a millionaire, he only speaks out against billionaires," while another added, "It's so ironic to hear him drawl on about evil billionaires, and the American people elected a billionaire."

A person also stated, "Does he need a hearing aid? Because she talked about it plenty," whereas one mentioned, "What a hypocrite."

A user also wrote, "That’s hilarious coming from the millionaire who never held any kind of real job," while another commented, "BS. Bernie needs to stfu. He’s still butt hurt over 2016."

A person also mentioned, "I love how Bernie refers to 'very wealthy people' as if, somehow, he isn’t very wealthy people himself."

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