- Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont told HBO’s Bill Maher Friday night that the Democratic Party abandoned the working class in favor of “beautiful people,” indirectly referencing Hollywood and corporate donations.
- Sanders claimed Democrats had sought corporate donations to match the Republican Party over the last 30 years.
- Following the 2016 election, Sanders claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost because working-class voters didn’t think she would “stand with working people.”
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Bernie Sanders Tells Bill Maher GOP Now The Party Of Working People
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a Student Loan Forgiveness rally on Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th street near the White House on April 27, 2022 in Washington, DC. Student loan activists including college students held the rally to celebrate U.S. President Joe Biden's extension of the pause on student loans and also urge him to sign an executive order that would fully cancel all student debt. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
