CNN anchor Dana Bash argued Monday that Democrats’ criticism of independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on “The Joe Rogan Experience” reveals a lack of tolerance within the party.
Sanders on Sunday’s State of the Union Address said He was accused of being unfairly “slandered” by “some of the Democratic Party establishment” after appearing on Joe Rogan’s show. podcast In 2019 during the 2020 presidential campaign. Bash said on CNN This Morning that the Democratic Party’s response to Sanders’ podcast appearance highlights the party’s “intolerance,” even though the Democratic Party’s mission is to be tolerant. He said he is doing so. (Related article: “I can’t stay in this party”: Democrats continue to criticize after historic election loss)
Dana Bash on backlash against Bernie Sanders on Joe Rogan’s podcast: “Sanders is being vilified by a lot of people on the left who claim their mission is all about…” It’s a great example of the intolerance of many in the Democratic Party.” ”@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/AnkjuUqZSw
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“To me, this is a classic example of the Democratic Party losing those people. Now, what I wanted to say to him is what Joe Rogan is saying, and which many Democrats completely avoid. “I mean there are a lot of things that he believes are not very good about some social issues that Democrats don’t agree with,” Bash said. “He doesn’t support vaccines. That’s part of the reason Bernie Sanders was vilified when he went on the show. But he’s vilified by a lot of people on the left. , a perfect example of the intolerance of many in the Democratic Party who claim it is their mission to be tolerant.”
Sanders said in an article: statement posted on X on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to President-elect Donald Trump was because Democrats ignored working-class voters.
“It should be no great surprise that the Democratic Party, which has abandoned working-class people, should find that the working class has abandoned them,” he wrote. “First it was the white working class, but now it’s Latinos and black workers. While Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. That’s right.”
Trump appeared on Rogan’s podcast on Oct. 25, recording a three-hour show. episode The video has received more than 48 million views on YouTube as of Monday. Harris had considered appearing on his own show, but like Logan, things didn’t work out. said Her camp wanted him to “go to her” to record an interview.
The host of the popular podcast claimed on the Oct. 30 episode that the vice president extended an “open invitation” to the Harris campaign while in Texas for the Oct. 25 election. rallybut she missed her “opportunity”. Rogan said Friday that the Harris campaign had requested and accepted “restrictions” on the topic, and asked if the interview would be edited, but the host clarified that he had not.
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