Bernie Sanders Torches Democratic Establishment — Claims They Are ‘Way, Way Out of Touch’ With Americans

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the Democratic establishment has been hijacked by rich donors and become “way, way out of touch” with the American public.

The socialist senator vented about the state of the Democratic Party during a Sunday interview on the MediasTouch On Sunday podcast.

Host Jack Cocchiarella pointed out a number of Democratic socialist candidates won Democratic primaries recently, which led some people to saying, “if you’re not going to just fit in nicely with the Democratic establishment, you shouldn’t be a Democrat.”

“Well, maybe the converse is true. Maybe the Democratic establishment should begin to understand they are way, way, out of touch with where the American people are,” Sanders countered. “That we don’t need a party anymore which is dominated by wealthy campaign contributors.”

Cocchiarella seemed to love the senator’s take, letting out a healthy “Yes!” as he went on.

“So when you talk about the Democratic establishment, it’s really relatively a few people. And they’re pretty open about it,” Sanders said. “You know, ‘the donor class said you or you should be the candidate for the senate,’ that’s what the ‘donor class’ says.”

Sanders continued, saying the Democratic Party should become a “party of working people, of young people, of people of color, of people who understand what it’s like to struggle, who are prepared to take on the oligarchs, who want to see the economy work for all, not just a few.”

His interview comes after a handful of other socialists won Democratic primaries in June.

Two of those candidates in New York — Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) and Claire Valdez (D) — are card-carrying members of the Democratic Socialists of America, just like NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). The mayor backed both Chevalier and Valdez in their primaries. 

Beyond its socialist economic agenda, the DSA website said it is against Trump’s “racist immigration policies” and America being allied with Israel, which it said has committed a “genocide” in Gaza.

Soon after the primaries, Trump sardonically congratulated Mamdani on getting “solid Communists” elected. His tone shifted a few days later, when he said the communists have started to make “their move” in the USA.

“The game is on,” Trump said. “Enjoy watching!”

Trump has ripped the socialists and socialism plenty of other times recently, including when he said communism is a “cancer” which must be dealt with ASAP during his Fourth of July address.

He issued a similar warning during a speech last week in Georgia. Trump said it is really simple to understand: “With communism, everything turns to sh*t!”

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