Bernie Sanders: AOC will have key role in my White House if I'm elected in 2020
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., would be given a vital role in a Bernie Sanders administration and could even be tapped for a cabinet-level position, the 2020 presidential hopeful told ABC News on Sunday.
"Look, I have said this before, let me say it again -- and I don't want [Ocasio-Cortez] to hear this, because [her] head will explode," Sen. Sanders, I-VT., said during a joint interview alongside the freshman House member.
"I don't know of any person -- I've been in Congress for a few years, who in the course of less than one year -- she's been in office less than one year, who has had more of an impact on American politics as a freshman member of Congress than she has."
When asked about the possibility of Ocasio-Cortez joining his cabinet, Sander responded that she's deserving of an influential role if he wins in 2020.
"She is, again, at the end of one year she is a leader in the United States Congress and her ideas are resonating all over this country," he said. "If I am in the White House, she will play a very, very important role, no question."
Sanders also criticized former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg in the same interview for floating the idea of his own presidential run, and declining to campaign in the early primary states.
"That is the arrogance of billionaires," he said "I'm doing five events this weekend right here in Iowa.
"We're all over New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, California. But he's too important. You see, when you're worth $50 billion, I guess you don't have to have town meetings, you don't have to talk to ordinary people," Sanders said. "What you do is you take out, I guess a couple of billion dollars, and you buy the state of California."
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Lmao Ole Bernie will do anything for a vote. Why not use the socialist dingbat for one.
About the only impact she has had on American politics is proof that people will vote for anybody if you promise them free shit.
Thanks for the warning Bernie...you old commie.
I don't think we'll get too excited about the possibility of this disastrous combo.
I disagree. I don't think a Bernie/AOC ticket would get many votes except from the extreme left - although I think it would guarantee a Trump reelection, even if just due to a lot of people just not voting because they couldn't stomach either choice.
He needs to do something to out-leftist Elizabeth Warren.
Biden Is falling in the polls and Bernie and warren are racing to the bottom seeing who can give away the most free shit.
Even Bloomberg sees that these two socialist can't beat Trump. I just seen Deval Patrick has jumped into the clown show also.
I sure hope this impeachment works out for the Democrats....
Sad to hear. Personally, I am much more interested in what's good for the country, rather than focusing on pissing off members of a political party. Trump deserves to be impeached and your partisanship shouldn't blind you to that fact. You should expect ethics and integrity of any president, not give him a pass because he's in your party.
I will never understand why the GOP and Republicans don't want decent GOP candidates in a primary for this election.
Impeached for what? Do tell. And not some unproven bullshit that the press has spoon fed the ignorant masses.
That's why I went with the lesser of two evils. You telling me you actually believe Hillarious Hillary had Ethics and integrity?
Please, Take your BS elsewhere. What's a "decent" to you? One that would lose to a socialist POS?
On what grounds? Yesterday, Rep. John Ratcliffe asked both William B. Taylor and George Kent to state an impeachment offense. Both sat there in embarrassing silence and could not answer, and they are Schiff's and Pelosi's key witnesses!
By that rationale, Clinton should have been removed just for his behavior with Monica Lewinski, not to mention his other mistresses. We wouldn't have even had to wait for lying under oath and obstruction of justice, which is what he was actually impeached for.
Gee, you sound surprised that a political party with an incumbent President eligible for another term doesn't have a bunch of candidates running against him.
Why would the GOP not back someone who has already proven he could--and did---beat the very best the Democratic Party could offer America?
Spilled milk.
Seems they are getting a head start on stupid.................
" Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled sweeping legislation Thursday to invest up to $172 billion over the next decade to drastically upgrade the nation’s 1.2 million public housing units as part of a Green New Deal ."
A head start?
Hell, they've done lapped the field at least once!
You object to 17 billion dollars a year to upgrade public housing?
How about this? We take the 17 billion a year for that out of the 700 billion a year spent on the military. That will leave the military industrial complex with 683 billion dollars a year. Everybody's happy.
That isn't how appropriations work.
The military should be paid for by taxes on business profits. The entire purpose of the U.S. military is to make the rest of the world safe for US companies to conduct business with.
I dont care how it works , I am making a point. They are aghast at spending 17 billion a year to upgrade public housing. Why?
That is simply a very false statement.
The only reason anyone ever went anywhere "overseas" was to find markets. Why do you think Columbus got into his boat?
They are aghast at spending 17 billion a year to upgrade public housing. Why?
Because public housing, like a job at McDonalds, is supposed to be a stepping stone to help people lift themselves up. Make it cozy and what's the point?
He was looking for a shortcut to India in order to trade for spices.
"The entire purpose of the U.S. military is to make the rest of the world safe for US companies to conduct business with."
Gotta agree with Tex on this one. BLATANTLY false..............unless you have a link to the contrary.
Are you also naïve enough to believe that China's military is solely to protect Chinese business interests abroad?
Or Isreal's military for the same purpose?
I dont know if you are capable of understanding this or not, but in a capitalist economic system there are ALWAYS poor people, who in turn would probably need public housing. There is no stepping stone in which the poor disappear one day.
Paying for "public housing" is nothing but the cost of doing business. Stop bitching about it.
I have an idea. Don't talk to me. I didnt solicit your comments. They are generally a waste of time.
Of course China's military is meant to ensure it's business prospects. That is the reason countries "expand".
I am sure there are many places in the federal budget where cuts could be made. Let's start with all corporate subsidies. Why should taxpayers pay money to profitable private companies?
Sounds like a novelty.
You posted on a forum opened for discussion. Fair game. But no one is forcing you to participate.
Adults are free to choose how they spend their time. If you feel you are wasting yours, then that is all on you.
You are hilariously entertaining.
"You are hilariously entertaining."
That does not even come close to describing it!
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Oh, I understand you all too well.
And it really didn't require me to go very deep.
Okay. Which companies do you propose to stop subsidies to, and what amount of subsidies are they receiving?
WOW John - that sure as hell got off topic in a hurry.
Enjoy that?
I would rather see funding for useless studies (ie - why there is obesity among lesbians) go to a better use.
"she will play a very, very important role, no question."
She makes a mean drink !
If Bernie won the election, he'd better be careful with AOC being his sidekick. In less than a year, the bartender has made great progress in catching up to Biden's number of gaffes!
She'll have the key to the White House liquor cabinet.
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Please see 8.1.1 .
Sounds like Sanders is deliberately sabotaging his own campaign.
Guess the old man did learn a thing or two from Hillary!
And probably McCain. Woman running mate for the vote. Later to be shown a buffoon. Don't get me wrong, I liked Palin but talk about a conversation "piece"
I heard an interview with him at the beginning of the 2016 campaign where he made it pretty clear his goal in running wasn’t to win but to drag the party farther to the left towards his socialist ideology. He succeeded and that’s why he is running again. His intent is to influence the party not to win the election.
And it will be failure, version 2.
At least in 2016, he was the only socialist/communist. In this cycle, all of the "D" candidates are trying to "out-Bernie" Bernie.
Yep, now he is learning how to throw himself under the bus instead of HRC doing it for him...
She will be in charge of the garbage disposal
I think that would be perfect for her. She will be so fascinated by it working that she won't be able to take her eyes off of it!
Too many buttons.
When I moved I got a new phone number that obviously belonged to a Bern supporter. Since May I have been getting messages from his campaign. Just for shits and giggles I always reply MAGA.
LMAO!!!
Awesome!!!!!
so, he just forfeited the race... LOL
LOL. Bernie didn't need to add yet another "kiss of death" to his campaign - he's swimming in them.
Has Bernie received a greater amount of campaign donations than any other Democrat candidate? If so, it amazes me that Americans, assumed to be educated and intelligent, can be so wasteful. There are better causes to support for a tax benefit.
Sanders is intentionally sinking his campaign. Something is seriously wrong with this guy.
The fact that AOC once married her own brother makes me go ewwww gross.
That wasn't AOC, that was that Jew hating Muslim from Minnesota.