NOTHING DONALD TRUMP CAN DO, I THINK, TO CONVINCE US TO IGNORE
THE REALITY IN FRONT OF OUR
FACES.
FACES. HERE WITH ME NOW, SOMEONE TRYING
TO HELP AMERICANS HIT HARD BY
THIS PANDEMIC, SENATOR BERNIE
SANDERS, INDEPENDENT OF VERMONT.
SENATOR, LET ME FIRST START BY
ASKING YOU, YOUR ASSESSMENT OF
THE REALITY WE’RE IN AT THIS
MOMENT, HOW DO YOU SEE THINGS
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> CHRIS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO TAKE A VERY DEEP BREATH AND
TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE
WORST MOMENT, THE WORST MOMENT
IN AMERICAN HISTORY MAYBE SINCE
THE CIVIL WAR.
YOU MENTIONED THE OFFICIAL
FIGURE OF 77,000 PEOPLE DYING OF
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. THEIR EPIDEMIOLOGIST ESTIMATE
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN
REALITY, PROBABLY OVER 100,000.
THE NUMBER OF 33,000, 33 MILLION
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS
IN THE LAST SEVEN WEEKS PROBABLY
UNDER STATES THAT REALITY AS
WELL.
WELL. EVEN MORE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR
JOBS.
JOBS. SO WE ARE IN A TERRIBLE,
TERRIBLE MOMENT.
TERRIBLE MOMENT. I HAVE A LARGE EMAIL FOLLOWING,
AND WE SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO
PEOPLE AND SAID TELL US WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN YOUR LIVES IN THE
MIDST OF THIS PANDEMIC AND
CHRIS, WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM
PEOPLE BY THE THOUSANDS WAS
LITERALLY SO PAINFUL I COULDN’T
READ IT.
READ IT. I MEAN, THE STORIES ARE I LOST
MY MOTHER.
MY MOTHER. I LOST MY JOB.
I HAVE NO MONEY.
I CAN’T FEED MY KIDS.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
MENTAL ILLNESS TAKING PLACE.
ENORMOUS ANXIETY.
ENORMOUS ANXIETY. PEOPLE ARE HURTING IN A WAY WE
HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN IN OUR
LIFETIMES AND TO TOP IT ALL, WE
HAVE SOMEBODY SO IRRESPONSIBLE,
SO NOT UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT
REALITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES THAT IT IS JUST
INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.
INCREDIBLY PAINFUL. >> THERE IS SOME REPORTING TODAY
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, WHICH I
THOUGHT WAS REALLY QUITE
STRIKING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE
WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY FURTHER
STIMULUS LEGISLATION THIS MONTH
AS IT EYES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
FROM OPENING U.S. STATES
ACCORDING TO LARRY CUD LOWKUDLOW
FORMER TALKS WITH CONGRESS HAVE
PAUSED.
PAUSED. I HAVE INCREASINGLY HEARD FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE AND REPUBLICANS,
WEAVER DONE WHAT WE’RE GOING TO
DO AND THIS IS BASICALLY IT AND
GOOD LUCK OUT THERE.
WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING DO YOU
THINK?
THINK? >> WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLY CALLUS
STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. I KNOW MANY OTHER SENATORS AND
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WILL FIGHT
LIKE HELL TO MAKE SURE WE ACT
AND ACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
HURTING.
HURTING. YOU HAVE 20% OF THE KIDS IN THIS
COUNTRY WHO ARE HUNGRY, PEOPLE
AT THEIR WHITS ENDS, PEOPLE
WORRIED ABOUT BEING EVICTED,
ABOUT LOSING THEIR HOMES, CAN’T
PAY MORTGAGES.
PAY MORTGAGES. WE HAVE GOT TO ACT AND WE HAVE
GOT TO ACT SOON AND WE HAVE GOT
TO ACT BOLDLY.
NOW SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I AM
WORKING ON IS TO GET THIS
COUNTRY TO DO WHAT EUROPE HAS
DONE IN MANY CASES AND THAT IS
GUARANTEE PEOPLE THEIR PAYCHECK.
I THINK THAT IS THE QUICKEST
MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF GETTING
MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF WORKING
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT’S CALLED THE PAYCHECK
SECURITY ACT.
SECURITY ACT. WE HAVE I THINK SIX OR SEVEN
CO-SPONSORS IN THE SENATE.
PELOSI IS NOT UNFAVORABLY
OPPOSED OR CHUCK SCHUMER.
WE’LL FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
IN THE NEXT BILL.
THE OTHER THING I THINK WE’VE
GOT TO DO IS IN THE MIDST OF
THIS CRISIS AT LEAST WHILE WE
CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR MEDICARE
FOR ALL IN THE MIDST OF THIS
CRISIS, WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE
EVERY AMERICAN CAN GO TO A
DOCTOR OR GO TO THE HOSPITAL
WHEREVER THEY NEED TO WITHOUT
HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT PICKING UP
THE COST.
THE COST. THE OTHER THING I THINK WE HAVE
GOT TO DO IS DO WHAT CANADA IS
DOING AND THAT IS TO UNDERSTAND
THAT ONE $1200 CHECK COVERS ON
AVERAGE ONE MONTH’S RENT IN
AMERICA, AIN’T ENOUGH.
WE NEED $2,000 A MONTH.
KAMALA HARRIS AND I ARE WORKING
ON THAT BILL, AS WELL.
FURTHER MORE, I THINK WOULD BE
AN ECONOMIC DISASTER FOR THIS
COUNTRY IF TRUMP SUCCEEDED IN
NOT FUNDING THE POSTAL SERVICE
AND OUR POST OFFICE WENT UNDER.
THAT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE THING
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
THE LAST POINT, WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY IN
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PEOPLE
DO NOT GO HUNGRY AND THEY ARE
GOING HUNGRY.
GOING HUNGRY. SO WE GOT -- THERE IS A LOT OF
WORK TO BE DONE.
WE NEED ACTION.
WE NEED ACTION NOW.
WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO
DO BECAUSE THEY ARE WITH US ON
THIS ISSUE.
THIS ISSUE. THEY KNOW THE PAIN.
THEY’RE HURTING.
THEY’RE HURTING. THEY HAVE TO TELL MITCH
MCCONNELL AND TRUMP WE NEED
ACTION NOW.
ACTION NOW. NOT IN A FEW MONTHS.
>> YOU OBVIOUSLY RAN FOR
PRESIDENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY AND I THINK IT’S FAIR TO
SAY YOU SAW THE STAKES OF THIS
ELECTION AS EXTREMELY HIGH, YOU
KNOW, LIFE OR DEATH ESSENTIALLY
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT I
WONDER HOW YOU SEE IT NOW.
YOU HAVE ENDORSED JOE BIDEN
ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT
RAN IN THAT RACE.
THERE IS A DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE
UNIFIED I THINK AT THAT LEVEL
LIKE HOW YOU ARE SEEING THIS
MOMENT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE
THIS INDIVIDUAL RUNNING THE
COUNTRY AT THIS MINUTE AND THE
NEED FOR CHANGE.
>> YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE UGLINESS
AND INEQUITIES IN AMERICAN
SOCIETY WHICH MANY OF US HAVE
UNDERSTOOD FOR A LONG, LONG
TIME, THEY ARE BECOMING VISIBLE
TO EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTRY
RIGHT NOW AND HERE IS EXACTLY BY
THE STAKES OF THIS CAMPAIGN ARE
SO HIGH, THIS IS WHAT TRUMP
BELIEVES.
BELIEVES. TRUMP ESSENTIALLY SAYS NO, WE
KNOW YOU’RE UNEMPLOYED.
WE KNOW YOU HAVE NO INCOME.
YOU KNOW YOU MAY GET EVICTED
FROM YOUR HOME.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE FOOD.
WE’LL GIVE YOU A CHOICE.
EITHER YOU CAN STARVE AND GO
INTO ECONOMIC MYSTERY OR ELSE
YOU CAN GO TO WORK AND GET THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS. THOSE ARE THE CHOICES THAT YOU
HAVE.
HAVE. AND OF COURSE, THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE GOING TO WORK NOW, THEY’RE
NOT -- THOSE ARE POOR PEOPLE.
THOSE ARE WORKING LOW INCOME
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.
THOSE ARE OFTEN WOMEN.
THEY’VE OFTEN BLACK.
THEY’RE OFTEN BROWN.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE
DISPROPORTIONATELY GETTING SICK.
THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS THIS
PRESIDENT IS GIVING PEOPLE,
WHICH TO MY MIND AND TO THE
MINDS OF MOST AMERICANS IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
UNACCEPTABLE. >> SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS COMING