Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 01:50 pm
During an interview on CNN, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called out Donald Trump for having no evidence to back up his 9/11 claims and said that he is ready to expose Trump’s fabrications.
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Transcript via CNN:
BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Let me ask you this, Senator. We know that Donald Trump has recently made news because he says he saw thousands upon thousands, his word, of Muslims in Jersey City cheering when those Twin Towers came down back on 9/11.
And to add to that, as we have been talking, I have just been told that, moments ago, Ben Carson says, you know what, he’s seen the very same video.
There’s no evidence of that happening. Your reaction, Senator?
SANDERS: Well, I think you’re right. I have not heard any evidence of this happening.
I don’t know where Mr. Trump gets his evidence, what he has seen, but I don’t think anybody else in America has seen it. And what I get concerned about, Brooke, is this growth of Islamophobia in this country, this desire to win votes by scapegoating a group of people, which is not what America is supposed to be about.
So, I think, once again, Mr. Trump is missing the boat.
BALDWIN: You talk about you don’t know where Trump gets his evidence. I do have to point out — and I know you have seen these polls, sir, as well, but here he is. In the wake of especially since what happened here in Paris, he is on top, increasing his lead since the terrorist attacks here just a half-a-mile from where I’m standing.
So, here’s my question to you, Senator Sanders. When it comes to Donald Trump, does the truth matter?
SANDERS: Well, I would hope that in our democracy in the United States of America, the truth does matter. The truth will matter.
And, trust me, if I run against Donald Trump, we will, he will and the American people will learn the truth, and that is that Donald Trump should not be president of the United States, that we have to reinvigorate American democracy, that we have got to create an economy that works for the middle class, and not just the top 1 percent.
So, there’s nothing more that I would enjoy than the opportunity to take on Donald Trump and expose many of the fabrications that he has brought forth.
If Donald Trump ever has to debate Bernie Sanders, he will get his clock cleaned. Sanders would quickly expose Trump’s various fabrications and lies.
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin asked the wrong question. The question isn’t does the truth matter. The question is, does the truth matter to Republican voters? Baldwin took the results of a Republican primary poll that showed Trump leading and projected onto the entire electorate.
The reason Republicans keep losing presidential elections is that the truth matters to Democrats and Independents in a way that doesn’t concern Republican voters. Republicans have replaced facts with belief and feelings. Trump believes in a widely debunked 9/11 conspiracy theory. For him, the conspiracy has become fact.
Sen. Sanders would wipe the floor with Trump in a debate, and if Republicans nominate Trump, Democrats will quickly expose him for the fraud that he is.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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