Sanders says Democratic Get together should make basic choice on working class

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Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-VT., mentioned throughout "The View" on Monday that the Democratic Get together wanted to make a "basic choice" about what they stand for.

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pressed Sanders on the celebration's traditionally low approval score, and the way his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour would possibly assist.

"I believe the Democratic Get together has obtained to make a really basic choice, okay? I believe that Trump received numerous working-class individuals not as a result of they needed tax breaks for billionaires. Not as a result of they needed to throw 15 million individuals off the healthcare they've or double medical health insurance premiums. That isn't why working-class individuals voted for Trump. I believe they voted for Trump as a result of they checked out Democrats and mentioned what do you stand for? What aspect are you on?" Sanders mentioned.

Bernie mentioned Democrats used to face for the working class.

Sen. Bernie Sanders joined the co-hosts of "The View" to debate his new e-book on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (ABC/TheView)

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"We want the Democratic Party as soon as once more to say to the billionaire mates, thanks, and their company sponsor, thanks. We’re going to face with the working class of this nation," he mentioned.

Sanders claimed the vast majority of the nation resides paycheck to paycheck.

"Folks can’t afford healthcare. They will’t afford childcare. Housing prices are off the charts. You'll be able to’t afford respectable high quality meals to your youngsters, am I proper?" he mentioned. "And the Democrats have gotten to say you recognize what, we’re going to face with the working class. For instance, healthcare is a human proper, not a privilege!"

Protesters collect with indicators and flags in a late afternoon No Kings 2.0 protest in opposition to the Trump Administration close to Roosevelt Park in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Amy Lemus/NurPhoto by way of Getty Pictures)

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Sanders additionally spoke in regards to the "No Kings" demonstrations throughout the nation over the weekend, which he described as "extraordinary."

"This was going down not solely in massive cities, however in small cities throughout America. I believe it was one thing like 26,000 totally different rallies. And extra individuals got here out to say no to Trumpism than in any single day within the historical past of America and we should always all be very proud," he mentioned.