Posted on 02/02/2020 7:09:26 PM PST by karpov
President Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he thinks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is a communist.
Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Trump in an interview that aired prior to Super Bowl LIV for quick reactions to a number of Democratic presidential candidates, including Sanders.
"I think hes a communist. I mean, you know, look, I think of communism when I think of Bernie," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity.
"Now, you could say socialist, but didnt he get married in Moscow?" Trump added, with Hannity interjecting to note Sanders went to the former Soviet Union on his honeymoon.
"I think of Bernie sort of as a socialist but far beyond a socialist," Trump continued. "At least hes true to what he believes."
Trump's comments were broadcast a day before the Iowa caucuses. Sanders, who identifies as a democratic socialist, has been leading in the most recent polls in the state.
The president and his campaign last month started focusing additional attention on Sanders, who has consistently been among the best-performing candidates in polls alongside former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Mr. President, have you no shame?
Ahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
“President Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he thinks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is a communist. “
Can’t wait to see what the media “fact-checkers” will do with that statement. Seriously, is there much doubt that Bernie is a communist? His most faithful supporters are. Yet the media will treat this as heresy and split all kinds of theological hairs differentiating between ‘socialist’ and ‘communist’.
...but didnt he get married in Moscow?”
The Dims will check President Trump and proclaim far and wide that Sanders honeymooned in Russia.
Regular Americans will never understand why someone would honeymoon in Russia
Trump is opening the door to a campaign theme — one that will have a chilling-effect on the DNC. They’re already working overtime to scr3w Bernie out of the nomination for a second straight time.
This way PDJT starts early, forcing Bernie to explain the difference between a “socialist” and a “communist.”
Then he can get bogged down in a discussion of how these systems just haven’t been implemented by the right people yet.
Then PDJT can attack from the flanks, from the front, from the rear, from below, and from above. We should have this discussion now, and Bernie is about the least appealing, most obviously daft, most awful spokesman for communism we could hope for.
Warren isn’t that far behind him, and she’s a gun grabber and chronic lier to boot.
Some of the comments on this thread strike me as rather condescending to DJT.
Of course, we FReepers have known all along that Sanders is a potential American Lenin. That’s because we’re among a relative minority that follow the news with a critical eye.
Or to put it more simply, we’re paying attention. But the public at large is still largely unaware of Sanders’ true leanings.
Trump is about the only politician with the guts to call out this dangerous, power-hungry madman.
Give him some respect for that, FRiends.
That's gonna leave a marx :)
Ha! Thats how he gets the discussion started.
Well, the CPUSA back in 2016 said Sanders’ movement might not be the revolution, but it was a step in the right direction. I guess they ought to know.
He also said he thought the sun may come up in the East in the morning.
Unfortunately, due to CommieCore edumacation.....many peeps don’t even know that fact.
Same with Bernie’s, or ANYthing communist.
PDJT educating the masses.....one line at a time.
Thats good, real good.
Right on the marxist.
Socialism is the road, communism is the destination.
V.I. Lenin
Bernie is a communist and the democratic party lets him run for president as if he’s a member of their party. But maybe the democratic party is actually the communist party. Could be.
I like that statement. It sums up the world rather well.
“It is unfortunately necessary to persuade voters that Sanders is a commie and that that’s a bad thing. So be it”.
That’s exactly right. Trump is smart to put it that way.
The president knows he’s a communist and probably calls him a “f’n commie” in private.
Sorry for not using spell-check.
Thats exactly right. Trump is smart to put it that way.
The president knows hes a communist and probably calls him a fn commie in private.
Right on!!
We have to be careful not to give any respect for “at least he is true to what he believes” since you could say the same about Hitler and Stalin.
In this case, what he believes is such a negative that being true to it adds no value. But at the same time, what real difference is there between BS and the rest of them? (not meant to be a joke although I am laughing at it)
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