Democratic Primaries

On Wednesday, Anderson Cooper asked the Vermont senator whether he was aware of the allegations of “sexual harassment and demeaning treatment [against women] as well as pay disparity” which were set out in a New York Times article published earlier today.

“I’m very proud of the campaign we ran in 2016. We started at four percent at the polls, we ended up winning 22 states, 13 million votes,” Sanders explained. “I think we changed the nature of political discourse in this country, raising issues that are now kind of mainstream which were then considered extreme and fringe.”

“When our campaign grew, I think we started with three or four paid employees, and over a period of a few months, as the campaign exploded, we went up to 1,200 employees and I’m not going to sit here and tell you that we did everything right in terms of human resources,” he added. “I certainly apologize to any woman who felt that she was not treated appropriately and of course, if I run we will do better next time.”

Concluding the segment, Cooper asked Sanders to clarify that he didn’t know about the allegations at the time.

“Yes, I was a little bit busy running around the country trying to make the case,” Sanders responded.