Sanders Rips Bloomberg’s First Debate Performance: Trump Would ‘Chew Him up and Spit Him Out’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ripped into former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s first debate performance, which was widely panned as a “ disaster .” In an excerpt from an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” set…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ripped into former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s first debate performance, which was widely panned as a “disaster.”
In an excerpt from an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” set to air on Sunday, Sanders was asked if he was “surprised” by how unprepared Bloomberg seemed in the debate.
“Yes, I was. I was. And– and– and, you know– and if that’s what happened in a Democratic debate, you know, I– I think it’s quite likely that Trump will chew him up and spit him out.”
Additionally, Sanders said he was “worried” about the amount of money that Bloomberg has spent on the campaign so far. Sanders described Bloomberg’s campaign as an “oligarchic movement.”
“I am worried about an unprecedented amount of money being spent on a campaign. And– you know, we’ve never seen anything like this in American history. And I just think though that the American people will rebel against this type of oligarchic movement. We are a democracy. One person, one vote. Not a guy worth $60 billion buying an election.”
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Sanders’ comments come after Bloomberg has been criticized for appearing to be unprepared to answer questions about his record and a series of past controversial comments that have surfaced in recent days.