Sanders: 'Obviously I am not a communist,' but maybe Trump 'doesn't know the difference'

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders Biden says Buttigieg is 'not a Barack Obama' on NH campaign trail Democrats make final pitch at rowdy NH political spectacle Iowa Democratic Party reviewing results from 95 precincts following caucuses MORE (I-Vt.), a 2020 White House hopeful, on Sunday dismissed concerns that his status as a self-proclaimed democratic socialist would be a liability in a general election and said President Trump Donald John Trump Biden says Buttigieg is 'not a Barack Obama' on NH campaign trail Democrats make final pitch at rowdy NH political spectacle Pelosi: Vindman ouster is 'shameful' MORE’s description of his ideology as “communist” was inaccurate.

“Obviously I am not a communist,” Sanders told host Chris Wallace Christopher (Chris) WallaceSunday shows preview: Top tier 2020 Democrats make their case before New Hampshire primary 2020 Democratic hopefuls focus on Iowa while making final pitches Sunday shows — Spotlight shifts to Iowa caucuses MORE on “Fox News Sunday” in response to a clip of Trump using the designation in a Fox News interview, adding that Trump “maybe doesn’t know the difference.”

Sanders also called Trump a “pathological liar” for claiming Sanders was “married in Moscow.”

Wallace continued to press Sanders on how he would address criticisms that agenda items such as the Green New Deal, Medicare for All and forgiveness of college debt are both overly radical and prohibitively expensive.

“In many respects, we are a socialist society today,” Sanders responded, noting the tax breaks and subsidies Trump received from the government as a businessman.

“The difference between my socialism and Trump’s socialism is I believe the government should help working families, not billionaires,” he added.

Addressing his specific proposals, Sanders said both the price tags and the overhaul of the status quo were preferable to the alternative.

“If we leave the [health care] status quo alone, in the next 10 years we’re going to be spending $50 trillion,” he said. “Medicare for All will cost the average American less than the $12,000 a year they are paying the insurance companies.”

Similarly, while discussing the Green New Deal, he described climate change as an "existential crisis."

"How much do you think it’s going to cost when we have increased disturbances?” he asked.

feeling_impossible on February 9th, 2020 at 16:01 UTC »

This is the correct response when the right complains about Democratic Socialism.

“In many respects, we are a socialist society today,” Sanders responded, noting the tax breaks and subsidies Trump received from the government as a businessman.

“The difference between my socialism and Trump’s socialism is I believe the government should help working families, not billionaires,” he added.

NatleysWhores on February 9th, 2020 at 15:35 UTC »

trump thinks that wanting government (taxes) to pay for healthcare makes you a commie.

Also trump

Donald Trump: I am going to take care of everybody. I don't care if it costs me votes or not. Everybody's going to be taken care of much better than they're taken care of now.

Scott Pelley: The uninsured person is going to be taken care of how?

Donald Trump: They're going to be taken care of. I would make a deal with existing hospitals to take care of people. And, you know what, if this is probably--

Scott Pelley: Make a deal? Who pays for it?

Donald Trump: --the government's gonna pay for it. But we're going to save so much money on the other side. But for the most it's going to be a private plan and people are going to be able to go out and negotiate great plans with lots of different competition with lots of competitors with great companies and they can have their doctors, they can have plans, they can have everything.

GreyLordQueekual on February 9th, 2020 at 15:17 UTC »

Whole generations dont know the difference, the result of massive cuts to education and the profit of 4 decades of dedicated propaganda on television every night and day.