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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
In response to a question from CBS host Margaret Brennan, Sanders unleashed a torrent of denunciations of Trump's meeting and press conference in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A preliminary transcript reads:
SANDERS:
"I will tell you that I was absolutely outraged by his behavior in Helsinki, where he really sold the American people out. And it makes me think that either Trump doesn't understand what Russia has done, not only to our elections, but through cyber attacks against all parts of our infrastructure, either he doesn't understand it, or perhaps he is being blackmailed by Russia, because they may have compromising information about him.These comments, which echo remarks he gave at a rally in Kansas late last week, signal Sanders' full embrace of the right-wing campaign launched by the Democrats and backed by dominant sections of the military-intelligence apparatus.
"Or perhaps also you have a president who really does have strong authoritarian tendencies. And maybe he admires the kind of government that Putin is running in Russia. And I think all of that is a disgrace and a disservice to the American people. And we have got to make sure that Russia does not interfere, not only in our elections, but in other aspects of our lives."
Comment: So for all of Sanders' socialistic efforts, he was considered a mere stooge by the DNC, a 'position holder' to balance out and camouflage their true intentions for the election and deliver voters their way. Used, abused, and little learned. He now spouts their talking points regarding Trump and Russia instead of offering an intelligent assessment that might signify he has a unique perspective and is a free thinker. He doesn't; and he's not; and he doesn't know it.