Sen. Bernie Sanders says "what we have to focus on is policy" after Biden age questions

we're joined Now by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders he joins us from Burlington Vermont Senator Sanders good morning you just heard from some democratic voters in those Battleground States you're a leading voice on the left in this country does President Biden now have your full support President Biden can clearly defeat Donald Trump the most dangerous president in the history of this country and the choice is quite clear you got in Trump somebody wants to take away a woman's right to control our body who thinks that climate change is a hoax and it was turned this back on the working class of this country and on the other side you have Joe Biden first president in American history to walk a picket line we have put more money into fighting climate change than any time in the history of this country we're rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure but this I do want to say and where I am critical of the Biden campaign it's one thing to talk about your record over the last 3 and A2 years which is a strong record but the American people are hurting 60% of our people Liv in paycheck to paycheck 25% of elderly people are trying to get by on $15,000 a year or less the American people want an agenda for the next four years that speaks to the needs of the working class of this country and frankly I don't think the president has brought that agenda forward he has got to say I am prepared to take on corporate greed massive income and wealth inequality and stand with the working class of this country he does that he's going to win and win big so that's your advice for President Biden you want him to stand with working voters talk about Labor talk about the minimum wage and those issues but politically can he count on you to be on the campaign Trail for him this summer in Fall can he count on your support I've already done six events uh in Wisconsin uh we've been to New York I've been to Ohio and let's let me say this and maybe the most important Point Bob I want to make this morning what we are talking about now is not an Grammy Award contest for best singer Biden is old he's not as articulate as he once was I wish he could jump up the steps on Air Force One he can't what we have got to focus on is policy whose policies have and will benefit the vast majority of the people in this country who has the guts to take on Corporate America who is talking about expanding Medicare so we cover a dental hearing and vision who's talking about raising the cap on the taxes that people pay into Social Security so we can raise Social Security benefits and extend the life of social security for 75 years who's talking about a permanent child tax credit to cut childhood poverty in America by 50% those are the issues he's talked about he's got to bring them up in the four he's got got to promise the American people that if they give him a Democratic Senate a democratic house reelect him he's going to do that in the first 100 days that is what I think the American people want no doubt Senator this campaign about the issues about how policy affects people it's also about how people see the stakes let's listen to what President Biden had to say on Friday about what happens if presid former president Trump wins the election and if you stay in and Trump is elected and everything you're warning about comes to pass how will you feel in January I feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as I know I can do that's what this is about you just heard that Senator Cinders how would you feel if former president Trump wins in November well I would feel awful as somebody who was opposed virtually all of Trump's policies and I would feel awful if the American people lost the Democracy which we've had for 250 years and I would feel awful if we turn that back on the existential threat of climate change but this is not about how I feel it's not about you feel it is not even about how Joe Biden feels it's about how we win this election and maybe what we should be doing is creating a Democratic party with Biden at the top that stands with the working class of this country I will tell you this whether you're Republican Democrat or independent the American people are disillusion they are angry they think that government is busy paying attention to the rich and wealthy campaign donors and by the way I find it personally insulting that the New York Times and all these media organizations go out front page this is what the billionaire campaign donors feel well the hell with the billionaire campaign donors let's worry about the working class of this country and what their needs are and let Hopey is he presid agenda that speaks to their needs he will win we know the Pres is the president talking to you you're traveling the country talking to working voters I've seen all the video of you meeting with union members has he spoken to you in recent days and is the White House listening to your advice at all the campaign yes he has spoken to me in recent days and I hope to be meeting on a regular basis with the White House to hammer out an agenda that speaks to the needs of the vast majority of the people who believe that both parties have turned their backs on them right now we have more income and wealth inequality than we've ever had in the history of this country the billionaire class has never done better hey how about standing up for the working class of this country for a change if Biden does that he's going to win he will win big Senator Warner of Virginia is collecting colleagues to have a discussion about the future of the ticket have you been invited Will you participate and what do you think of those talks look Mark is a friend of mine I like Mark he's one of the more conservative members of the democratic caucus no I have not been invited uh no I will not attend I think right now look I understand Biden had a terrible uh debate performance I think he's done better since he's got to do better again and I I know that that is a legitimate concern but I think most importantly now this is not a beauty contest it's not a Grammy award contest it is a contest of who stands with the vast majority of the people of this country the elderly the children working class the poor and that candidate is obviously Joe Biden Senator Sanders I must ask I covered you closely in 2016 2020 you've run National campaigns you've been a presidential candidate you know what it takes if for whatever reason President Biden ever decided to withdraw from the race would you be open to being considered as the nominee well right now I am running for reelection to the great state of Vermont as as their Senator that's where my focus is right now Senator Sanders we appreciate your time

Channel: Face the Nation

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Length: 6min 55sec (415 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 07 2024