‘That’s Why I’m Proudly An Independent’: Bernie Sanders Agrees Democrats Are ‘Threat To Democracy’

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders agreed with comedian Akaash Singh during a podcast on Monday that the Democratic Party is “a threat to democracy” based on its presidential primary process.

Sanders ran for president in 2016 and 2020, with Americans including President Donald Trump alleging the Democratic Party rigged both primaries against him. On Singh’s podcast “Flagrant,” the comedian asserted Democrats have not held “a fair primary” since 2008, prompting Sanders to share the blowback he experienced.

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“Could we not also say if — ostensibly, there hasn’t been a fair primary for the Democrats since 2008,” Singh said. “Are they not also a threat to democracy?”

Sanders immediately expressed agreement, saying the party’s unfairness is the reason he is proud to be an independent rather than a Democrat.

“Yes. Fair enough. That is — yeah, I’m not going to argue with that point. And that’s why I’m proudly an independent,” the senator said. “What we’re trying to do now … the hatred that we felt in 2016, 2020, from the Democratic establishment … We would do rallies and we had thousands of people — often young people, people of color coming out, working-class people coming out. They were great, full of energy. And then we’d go to Democratic Party events and there’d be a few hundred people, mostly older, whiter, wealthier.”