Senator Bernie Sanders is facing criticism on social media for his behavior during an interview where he was questioned about a fellow congresswoman. Users online are expressing their disapproval of Sanders for his reaction towards ABC host Jonathan Karl during an episode of This Week.
Many are calling the senator “pathetic” for his explosive response to what he deemed a “nonsense” question. On social media platforms, individuals are sharing their negative opinions about Sanders’ behavior during the interview.
One user expressed their frustration by stating, “OMG, it’s a party in desperation when the best they can do is have no minds like AOC and Bernie ‘I sold my followers out to Hillary’s campaign’ Sanders as the face of it. Democrats are pathetic.” The criticism towards Sanders continues to circulate online following the interview.
Another user called Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders “a joke” while criticizing Sanders’ entire political career.
“AOC is a joke. Bernie Sanders is a joke,” the user wrote.
“A bartender/waitress and an old man who sucked off of taxpayers his entire life.”
During the Sunday interview, Karl asked Sanders whether New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for senate.
The question comes as rumors spread about AOC challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Speculation about AOC replacing Schumer follows Schumer’s vote to advance a government-funding bill backed by Republicans, a move he said he did to avoid a government shutdown.
The move led many democrats to turn on the leader and accuse him of failing to prevent “Republican chaos.”
Sanders, who moments before called the young representative “extraordinary,” refused to answer the question.
“Right now, we have, as I said, just a whole lot of people in the Congress. Ok, Jonathan. Thanks,” Sanders said.
Karl told Sanders, who had started getting up from his seat, that he had one question left for him.
“Well, I ask you – you know, you want to do nonsense, do nonsense. No, I don’t want to talk about inside the Beltway stuff. I got 32,000 people,” Sanders said off-screen, referencing the size of a crowd he and AOC had in Denver during their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
The host convinced the 83-year-old senator to sit back down and finish the interview.
“Well, fine. But I don’t want to talk about this,” the Vermont senator conceded.
“Right now, I am very proud that the people of the state of Vermont sent me back to the Senate with 63% of the vote.
“Right now I’m Vermont’s senator. That’s what I do, and I’m very happy to do it. I am 83 years of age, so. And I’m tired.”
SANDERS SLANDER
Social media users continue to slam the senator for his frazzled reaction to Karl’s questions.
“Bernie Sanders has meltdown in interview claiming he doesn’t wanna talk about the beltway,” one X user wrote.
“If it wasn’t for the beltway, Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be a millionaire today with three homes.”
One woman smeared the whole democratic party and accused Sanders of selling out to Clinton’s campaign.
Another X user claimed Sanders lacks the emotional stability to run for president if he couldn’t handle Karl’s questions.
“Bernie Sanders obviously lacks the temperament to be US president if he melts down in a softball interview,” the user wrote.
