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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanders on Trump Cabinet: they have a few poor millionaires on it, but, mostly, it is billionaires
Bernie Sanders blasts Donald Trump's "Cabinet of billionaires"Emily Schultheis
CBS News
I guess they have a few poor millionaires on it, but, mostly, it is billionaires, Sanders told CBS Face the Nation. And this is coming from a candidate for president, Mr. Trump, who told us he was going to take on the establishment. Well, maybe I am not seeing something here, but you dont appoint the head of ExxonMobil to be secretary of state. That is not quite taking on the establishment.
He said: I, Donald Trump, am not going to cut Social Security. Im not going to cut Medicare. Im not going to cut Medicaid, Sanders said. And yet we are seeing Republicans in the Congress coming forward with devastating plans to cut Social Security, to cut Medicare. And I challenge Mr. Trump, today, tell the American people you are going to keep your campaign promises.
Sanders also said the United States needs to take a hard look at Russias role in influencing the election, just days after multiple news reports confirmed that Russia was actively trying to promote Mr. Trumps candidacy.
I think when you have the intelligence agencies saying that that happened, when you have John McCain, when you have Democrats, when you have a bipartisan effort saying that we need an investigation, because this is very serious stuff, I think we go forward, he said.
He said: I, Donald Trump, am not going to cut Social Security. Im not going to cut Medicare. Im not going to cut Medicaid, Sanders said. And yet we are seeing Republicans in the Congress coming forward with devastating plans to cut Social Security, to cut Medicare. And I challenge Mr. Trump, today, tell the American people you are going to keep your campaign promises.
Sanders also said the United States needs to take a hard look at Russias role in influencing the election, just days after multiple news reports confirmed that Russia was actively trying to promote Mr. Trumps candidacy.
I think when you have the intelligence agencies saying that that happened, when you have John McCain, when you have Democrats, when you have a bipartisan effort saying that we need an investigation, because this is very serious stuff, I think we go forward, he said.
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Sanders on Trump Cabinet: they have a few poor millionaires on it, but, mostly, it is billionaires (Original Post)
portlander23
Dec 2016
OP
Just like the Deplorables, yep, not an institution, good plain old folks, just like us. Damn fools.
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#1
Often I think Bernie is one of the few true democrats in congress, at least as I recall from
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#5
Democrats shouldn't be acting like he's the president and criticizing him
Jean-Jacques Roussea
Dec 2016
#12
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)1. Just like the Deplorables, yep, not an institution, good plain old folks, just like us. Damn fools.
WTF did they think they would get.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)2. Bernie is one of the very few Democratic congress people
who are REALLY speaking out and saying what is happening.
WHERE are the rest??
Response to pangaia (Reply #2)
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RKP5637
(67,112 posts)5. Often I think Bernie is one of the few true democrats in congress, at least as I recall from
years ago.
Watch your back...
malaise
(269,259 posts)3. He speaks the truth n/t
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)6. One of the few IMO!!! n/t
pangaia
(24,324 posts)8. Yes, he does.
So few.....
think
(11,641 posts)9. Keep on keeping on Bernie...
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)10. For someone who was going to be draining a swamp...
... it's odd when Donal Drumpf appears to be filling it with a bunch of alligators instead.
Seems like we do need to build a wall next year. Around DC.
TNNurse
(6,931 posts)11. Government by the rich for the rich.
Jean-Jacques Roussea
(475 posts)12. Democrats shouldn't be acting like he's the president and criticizing him
They should be trying to remove him
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)13. Gofundme account needed for the millionaires
TeamPooka
(24,286 posts)14. i love that
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)15. Sadly, poor Repukes would donate
Taking money away from their families to do it.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)16. Thats what happens when you "drain the swamp"
You find the best stuff at the bottom.
rpannier
(24,350 posts)17. I'm stealing that line
May tweak it a bit, but keeping the premise intact