Posted on 05/08/2025 2:07:13 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Bernie Sanders offered a bizarre defense for using private jets while traveling the country to speak on his 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour, during which he slammed billionaires.
The democratic socialist and environmental campaigner said he should not be expected to 'wait in line' for commercial flights.
Sanders, 83, a longtime Vermont senator and two-time presidential candidate, said he made 'no apologies' for the trips.
He told Fox News that 'you run a campaign, and you do three or four or five rallies in a week, the only way you can go around to talk to 30,000 people,' is by private jet.
'You think I’m going to be sitting on a waiting line at United while, what, 30,000 people are waiting around?' Sanders said. 'It’s the only way you can get around. No apologies for that.'
Last month, Sanders was spotted along with fellow progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jet setting from stop to stop aboard a cushy Bombardier Challenger jet that reportedly costs $15,000 per hour to operate.
The jet itself comes with a price tag ranging from $5 million to $7 million. During his 2020 presidential campaign, Sanders splashed out nearly $2 million on private flights.
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5 a week? Trump was doing 5 a day during the final days of 2016. IIRC 4 a day for 2024.
Nothing like having, LOL, white privilege;-)
Aren’t there thousands of people at the airport terminal he can talk to?
An alternative - he COULD stay home!
Bernie should just fly first class and catch the morning flight.
So Bernie “Do You Know Who I Am” Sanders isn’t supposed to wait in line like us mere peasants...
An Oligarch fighting the Oligaarchy.
I can understand it, I don’t agree with it but I understand since I fly a bizjet and know why folks pay for it.
I am too good and too important to stand in line and wait for a commercial airline like all of you worthless little people.
He told Fox News that ‘you run a campaign, and you do three or four or five rallies in a week, the only way you can go around to talk to 30,000 people,’ is by private jet.
Doesn’t want to wait in lines, his ego is writing checks he can’t pay. demoncRAT hypocrite which long has been their motto “do as I say not as I do”. So we peons have to wait in line while he trots about spending our taxpaying dollars just because he doesn’t want to wait in line. We are being defecated on and told to like it. AAArrggg!!!
Never give up the con
Does he really not see it? 😂
Lol. Another commie who is owned by billionaires. Lolol.
Are we sure it’s taxpayer money? Seems like it should be private money or party or campaign money.
Let’s see, he needs to fly on a biz jet so he can campaign to get elected so he can ban biz jets because of climate change, etc. LOL!
thats how socialism works
the elite dont play by the same rules as the peons
just wait until they declare a global warming emergency
only the elite will be allowed to fly
everybody else will be on the bus if they are allowed to travel at all
It’s not an extraordinary excuse. It has been the standard explanation from high Communist Party officials for decades.
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