Stephanopoulos to Bernie Sanders: Is Hillary ‘Part of the Billionaire Class?’

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced this week his candidacy for the Democratic nomination, the first official opponent of Hillary Clinton and one expected to challenge her from the left. On This Week Sunday morning, host George Stephanopoulos asked whether he classed Clinton with the plutocrats he was running to dethrone.

“Is Hillary Clinton part of the billionaire class?” Stephanopoulos said. The putative Democratic frontrunner has amassed a decent fortune in speaking fees, including to such institutions as Goldman Sachs.

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“It means that Hillary Clinton has been part of the political establishment for many many years,” Sanders said. “I have known Hilary for 25 years. I respect her and I like her. But I think what the American people are saying is that at a time when 99% of all new income is going to the 1%, and when the top one-tenth of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90%, maybe it’s time for real political shake-up, and go beyond establishment politics.”

“We need a political revolution in this country,” Sanders added.

Watch the clip below, via ABC News:

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