Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., had two ideas about President Biden pardoning his son Hunter Biden after beforehand saying he wouldn’t, whereas speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday.
“When you will have his opponents going after his household as a father, as a guardian, I feel we are able to all perceive Biden making an attempt to guard his, his son and his household,” Sanders mentioned. “Then again, I feel the precedent being set is sort of a harmful one. It was a really huge open pardon, which might, below totally different circumstances, result in issues when it comes to future presidents.”
Regardless of that, Sanders believes that Biden leaves a “sturdy legacy” on account of being progressive on home insurance policies. He additionally mentioned that “the financial system as we speak in some ways is in very sturdy form.”
Sanders even went so far as to say Biden was essentially the most progressive president since Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a information convention on the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)
Discussing the minimal wage, Sanders advised Welker he would work with President-elect Trump to lift it, because it has stood at $7.25 an hour since 2009.
Welker mentioned Trump acknowledged it was too low, however Sanders mentioned the final time he tried to get it raised to $15 an hour was two years in the past and no Republicans voted for it.Â
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Sen. Bernie Sanders mentioned he believes the U.S. ought to elevate the minimal wage to $17 an hour. (iStock)
President Biden walks with Hunter Biden towards Marine One on the South Garden of the White Home, July 26, 2024. (AP Picture/Susan Walsh, File)
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“Look, a $7.25 per hour minimal wage is an absolute shame,” Sanders mentioned. “Now we have tens of millions of individuals on this nation who’re working for hunger wages. They can not afford housing, that can’t afford to adequately feed their children.”
Sanders now believes the minimal wage must be $17 an hour, and hopes lawmakers “can work in a bipartisan solution to lastly accomplish that objective.” Â
