The progressive senator applauded the former vice president and ex-congresswoman for their endorsements of Kamala Harris.
Self-described Democratic Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders fended off criticisms that Vice President Kamala Harris has veered too far to the left in the past, calling her changing policy positions “pragmatic.
President Trump claimed Sen. Bernie Sanders threw Kamala Harris "under the bus" when he said the vice president changed her policy positions "to win the election."
Schumer told reporters at the Democratic National Convention last month that he was considering using the filibuster carve-out to pass abortion rights, which means he would only need a simple majority. Catch up quick: Sanders has softened his filibuster stance in recent years.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday he still considers Vice President Harris “progressive” despite her recent policy shift to the center on some issues. “I do,” Sanders said on NBC
Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," the Vermont senator said, "What I think Dick and Liz Cheney are saying is that in this existential moment in American history, it's not just issues. Cheney and I agree on nothing — no issues. But what we do believe in is that the United States should retain its democratic foundations."
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders told NBC that Kamala Harris was being "pragmatic" by dropping her far-left policies "in order to win the election."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday lauded former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney (R), for their “courage” to back Vice President Harris in
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving toward an “oligarchic form of society” and urged Vice President Harris to make that message more central to her campaign.
Vt., on Sunday called Vice President Kamala Harris' decision to moderate her views on fracking and Medicare for All "pragmatic," saying that Harris is "doing what she thinks is right in order to win the election" and that he still considers her to be "progressive.