Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) is pushing back on former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that Americans do not want a revolution.
Biden previously shared on USA Today how he believes, in regards to Sanders, with “the idea that there’s going to be this revolution — Americans aren’t looking for revolution.”
Sanders spoke to CNN with Anderson Cooper on Monday evening where he said, “I think we gotta beat Trump. I think our campaign is best suited to do that.”
When Cooper mentions that Biden had said “people aren’t looking for a revolution” but rather results, the Vermont senator responded that “[telling] the pharmaceutical industries they can’t charge us ten times more” than other countries and “[standing] up to the fossil fuel industry” is not “revolutionary.”
“I don’t think that’s revolutionary, I think that’s exactly what the American people want and that is exactly what we have to do,” Sanders said.
“If we stand together around an agenda that works for all of us, we can bring sweeping changes to this country, and give people faith in that the government of the United States works for them and not just the wealthy campaign contributors.”
Watch Sanders’ interview below:
On CNN with Cooper, the former vice president was asked if he is consolidating support after several Democrats dropped their presidential bid ahead of Super Tuesday.
“I think what’s going to be all about with me and Bernie is that I don’t think people are looking for a revolution, I think they are looking for results,” Biden said.
See Biden’s comments below:
Sanders’ comments came on the eve of Super Tuesday. There are five Democrats still in the primary race, vying for the spot to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Among those who will have the spotlight on them on Super Tuesday as they top in polls will be Sanders, Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — who will appear on the ballot for the first time on Tuesday.
Voters across fourteen states will cast their ballots on Tuesday for who they want to see as the Democratic party’s nominee.
