Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined the slew of Democrats taking exception to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ remarks alleging the Democratic Celebration “deserted” the working class, ensuing of their sweeping loss in final week’s election.
“With all due respect, and I’ve quite a lot of respect for him [Sanders], for what he stands for, however I do not respect him saying that the Democratic Celebration has deserted the working class households. That is the place we’re,” Pelosi instructed The New York Instances’ “The Interview” podcast on Saturday.
She continued, “Below President Biden, you see the rescue bundle, cash within the pockets of individuals, the photographs within the arm, kids in class safely, working individuals again to work. What did Trump do when he was president? One invoice that gave a tax lower to the richest individuals in America.”
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Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi critiqued Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ response to Democrats’ sweeping election loss. (Getty Pictures)
Pelosi’s remarks got here days after Sanders posted on X that Democrats’ loss ought to “come as no nice shock” after working class voters – first the White working class after which the Latino and Black working lessons — regarded elsewhere for change.
“Whereas the Democratic management defends the established order, the American persons are offended and need change, and so they’re proper,” he posted partly.
Sanders, an Unbiased who usually sides with Democrats, received re-election within the Vermont Senate race final Tuesday, soundly defeating Republican challenger Gerald Malloy at 63.3% to Malloy’s 32.1%.Â
On the similar time, voters handed Democrats a number of defeats in key Home and Senate races. Republicans have flipped the Senate crimson and are inching nearer to sustaining their majority within the Home of Representatives.
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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to talk throughout an election evening occasion on the Palm Seaside Conference Heart on November 6, 2024, in West Palm Seaside, Florida. Republicans gained important victories in races throughout the nation. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures)
President-elect Donald Trump additionally swept all seven swing states in his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, a largely unprecedented end result after polls had lengthy predicted a neck-and-neck race.
Pelosi chalked up the loss to “cultural points” when requested why voters incomes below $100K voted for Trump in such giant numbers.
“There are cultural points concerned in elections as effectively. Weapons, God and gays – that is the way in which they are saying it.”
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