NOTHING DONALD TRUMP CAN DO, I THINK, TO CONVINCE US TO IGNORE
THINK, TO CONVINCE US TO IGNORE THE REALITY IN FRONT OF OUR
THE REALITY IN FRONT OF OUR FACES.
FACES. HERE WITH ME NOW, SOMEONE TRYING
HERE WITH ME NOW, SOMEONE TRYING TO HELP AMERICANS HIT HARD BY
TO HELP AMERICANS HIT HARD BY THIS PANDEMIC, SENATOR BERNIE
THIS PANDEMIC, SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS, INDEPENDENT OF VERMONT.
SANDERS, INDEPENDENT OF VERMONT. SENATOR, LET ME FIRST START BY
SENATOR, LET ME FIRST START BY ASKING YOU, YOUR ASSESSMENT OF
ASKING YOU, YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE REALITY WE’RE IN AT THIS
THE REALITY WE’RE IN AT THIS MOMENT, HOW DO YOU SEE THINGS
MOMENT, HOW DO YOU SEE THINGS RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> CHRIS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
>> CHRIS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE A VERY DEEP BREATH AND
TO TAKE A VERY DEEP BREATH AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE
TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE WORST MOMENT, THE WORST MOMENT
WORST MOMENT, THE WORST MOMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY MAYBE SINCE
IN AMERICAN HISTORY MAYBE SINCE THE CIVIL WAR.
THE CIVIL WAR. YOU MENTIONED THE OFFICIAL
YOU MENTIONED THE OFFICIAL FIGURE OF 77,000 PEOPLE DYING OF
FIGURE OF 77,000 PEOPLE DYING OF THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. THEIR EPIDEMIOLOGIST ESTIMATE
THEIR EPIDEMIOLOGIST ESTIMATE THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN
THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN REALITY, PROBABLY OVER 100,000.
REALITY, PROBABLY OVER 100,000. THE NUMBER OF 33,000, 33 MILLION
THE NUMBER OF 33,000, 33 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS IN THE LAST SEVEN WEEKS PROBABLY
IN THE LAST SEVEN WEEKS PROBABLY UNDER STATES THAT REALITY AS
UNDER STATES THAT REALITY AS WELL.
WELL. EVEN MORE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR
EVEN MORE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.
JOBS. SO WE ARE IN A TERRIBLE,
SO WE ARE IN A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE MOMENT.
TERRIBLE MOMENT. I HAVE A LARGE EMAIL FOLLOWING,
I HAVE A LARGE EMAIL FOLLOWING, AND WE SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO
AND WE SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO PEOPLE AND SAID TELL US WHAT IS
PEOPLE AND SAID TELL US WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIVES IN THE
HAPPENING IN YOUR LIVES IN THE MIDST OF THIS PANDEMIC AND
MIDST OF THIS PANDEMIC AND CHRIS, WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM
CHRIS, WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM PEOPLE BY THE THOUSANDS WAS
PEOPLE BY THE THOUSANDS WAS LITERALLY SO PAINFUL I COULDN’T
LITERALLY SO PAINFUL I COULDN’T READ IT.
READ IT. I MEAN, THE STORIES ARE I LOST
I MEAN, THE STORIES ARE I LOST MY MOTHER.
MY MOTHER. I LOST MY JOB.
I LOST MY JOB. I HAVE NO MONEY.
I HAVE NO MONEY. I CAN’T FEED MY KIDS.
I CAN’T FEED MY KIDS. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MENTAL ILLNESS TAKING PLACE.
MENTAL ILLNESS TAKING PLACE. ENORMOUS ANXIETY.
ENORMOUS ANXIETY. PEOPLE ARE HURTING IN A WAY WE
PEOPLE ARE HURTING IN A WAY WE HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN IN OUR
HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN IN OUR LIFETIMES AND TO TOP IT ALL, WE
LIFETIMES AND TO TOP IT ALL, WE HAVE SOMEBODY SO IRRESPONSIBLE,
HAVE SOMEBODY SO IRRESPONSIBLE, SO NOT UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT
SO NOT UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT REALITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE
REALITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT IT IS JUST
UNITED STATES THAT IT IS JUST INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.
INCREDIBLY PAINFUL. >> THERE IS SOME REPORTING TODAY
>> THERE IS SOME REPORTING TODAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, WHICH I
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY QUITE
THOUGHT WAS REALLY QUITE STRIKING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE
STRIKING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY FURTHER
WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY FURTHER STIMULUS LEGISLATION THIS MONTH
STIMULUS LEGISLATION THIS MONTH AS IT EYES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
AS IT EYES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM OPENING U.S. STATES
FROM OPENING U.S. STATES ACCORDING TO LARRY CUD LOWKUDLOW
ACCORDING TO LARRY CUD LOWKUDLOW FORMER TALKS WITH CONGRESS HAVE
FORMER TALKS WITH CONGRESS HAVE PAUSED.
PAUSED. I HAVE INCREASINGLY HEARD FROM
I HAVE INCREASINGLY HEARD FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND REPUBLICANS,
THE WHITE HOUSE AND REPUBLICANS, WEAVER DONE WHAT WE’RE GOING TO
WEAVER DONE WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO AND THIS IS BASICALLY IT AND
DO AND THIS IS BASICALLY IT AND GOOD LUCK OUT THERE.
GOOD LUCK OUT THERE. WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING DO YOU
WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING DO YOU THINK?
THINK? >> WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
>> WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLY CALLUS
THAT IS AN INCREDIBLY CALLUS STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. I KNOW MANY OTHER SENATORS AND
I KNOW MANY OTHER SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WILL FIGHT
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO MAKE SURE WE ACT
LIKE HELL TO MAKE SURE WE ACT AND ACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND ACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HURTING.
HURTING. YOU HAVE 20% OF THE KIDS IN THIS
YOU HAVE 20% OF THE KIDS IN THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE HUNGRY, PEOPLE
COUNTRY WHO ARE HUNGRY, PEOPLE AT THEIR WHITS ENDS, PEOPLE
AT THEIR WHITS ENDS, PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT BEING EVICTED,
WORRIED ABOUT BEING EVICTED, ABOUT LOSING THEIR HOMES, CAN’T
ABOUT LOSING THEIR HOMES, CAN’T PAY MORTGAGES.
PAY MORTGAGES. WE HAVE GOT TO ACT AND WE HAVE
WE HAVE GOT TO ACT AND WE HAVE GOT TO ACT SOON AND WE HAVE GOT
GOT TO ACT SOON AND WE HAVE GOT TO ACT BOLDLY.
TO ACT BOLDLY. NOW SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I AM
NOW SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I AM WORKING ON IS TO GET THIS
WORKING ON IS TO GET THIS COUNTRY TO DO WHAT EUROPE HAS
COUNTRY TO DO WHAT EUROPE HAS DONE IN MANY CASES AND THAT IS
DONE IN MANY CASES AND THAT IS GUARANTEE PEOPLE THEIR PAYCHECK.
GUARANTEE PEOPLE THEIR PAYCHECK. I THINK THAT IS THE QUICKEST
I THINK THAT IS THE QUICKEST MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF GETTING
MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF GETTING MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF WORKING
MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF WORKING PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT’S CALLED THE PAYCHECK
IT’S CALLED THE PAYCHECK SECURITY ACT.
SECURITY ACT. WE HAVE I THINK SIX OR SEVEN
WE HAVE I THINK SIX OR SEVEN CO-SPONSORS IN THE SENATE.
CO-SPONSORS IN THE SENATE. PELOSI IS NOT UNFAVORABLY
PELOSI IS NOT UNFAVORABLY OPPOSED OR CHUCK SCHUMER.
OPPOSED OR CHUCK SCHUMER. WE’LL FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
WE’LL FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS IN THE NEXT BILL.
IN THE NEXT BILL. THE OTHER THING I THINK WE’VE
THE OTHER THING I THINK WE’VE GOT TO DO IS IN THE MIDST OF
GOT TO DO IS IN THE MIDST OF THIS CRISIS AT LEAST WHILE WE
THIS CRISIS AT LEAST WHILE WE CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR MEDICARE
CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL IN THE MIDST OF THIS
FOR ALL IN THE MIDST OF THIS CRISIS, WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE
CRISIS, WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE EVERY AMERICAN CAN GO TO A
EVERY AMERICAN CAN GO TO A DOCTOR OR GO TO THE HOSPITAL
DOCTOR OR GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHEREVER THEY NEED TO WITHOUT
WHEREVER THEY NEED TO WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT PICKING UP
HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT PICKING UP THE COST.
THE COST. THE OTHER THING I THINK WE HAVE
THE OTHER THING I THINK WE HAVE GOT TO DO IS DO WHAT CANADA IS
GOT TO DO IS DO WHAT CANADA IS DOING AND THAT IS TO UNDERSTAND
DOING AND THAT IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE $1200 CHECK COVERS ON
THAT ONE $1200 CHECK COVERS ON AVERAGE ONE MONTH’S RENT IN
AVERAGE ONE MONTH’S RENT IN AMERICA, AIN’T ENOUGH.
AMERICA, AIN’T ENOUGH. WE NEED $2,000 A MONTH.
WE NEED $2,000 A MONTH. KAMALA HARRIS AND I ARE WORKING
KAMALA HARRIS AND I ARE WORKING ON THAT BILL, AS WELL.
ON THAT BILL, AS WELL. FURTHER MORE, I THINK WOULD BE
FURTHER MORE, I THINK WOULD BE AN ECONOMIC DISASTER FOR THIS
AN ECONOMIC DISASTER FOR THIS COUNTRY IF TRUMP SUCCEEDED IN
COUNTRY IF TRUMP SUCCEEDED IN NOT FUNDING THE POSTAL SERVICE
NOT FUNDING THE POSTAL SERVICE AND OUR POST OFFICE WENT UNDER.
AND OUR POST OFFICE WENT UNDER. THAT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE THING
THAT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE THING FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. THE LAST POINT, WE HAVE TO MAKE
THE LAST POINT, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY IN
SURE IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PEOPLE
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PEOPLE DO NOT GO HUNGRY AND THEY ARE
DO NOT GO HUNGRY AND THEY ARE GOING HUNGRY.
GOING HUNGRY. SO WE GOT -- THERE IS A LOT OF
SO WE GOT -- THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
WORK TO BE DONE. WE NEED ACTION.
WE NEED ACTION. WE NEED ACTION NOW.
WE NEED ACTION NOW. WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO
WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO DO BECAUSE THEY ARE WITH US ON
DO BECAUSE THEY ARE WITH US ON THIS ISSUE.
THIS ISSUE. THEY KNOW THE PAIN.
THEY KNOW THE PAIN. THEY’RE HURTING.
THEY’RE HURTING. THEY HAVE TO TELL MITCH
THEY HAVE TO TELL MITCH MCCONNELL AND TRUMP WE NEED
MCCONNELL AND TRUMP WE NEED ACTION NOW.
ACTION NOW. NOT IN A FEW MONTHS.
NOT IN A FEW MONTHS. >> YOU OBVIOUSLY RAN FOR
>> YOU OBVIOUSLY RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AND I THINK IT’S FAIR TO
PRIMARY AND I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY YOU SAW THE STAKES OF THIS
SAY YOU SAW THE STAKES OF THIS ELECTION AS EXTREMELY HIGH, YOU
ELECTION AS EXTREMELY HIGH, YOU KNOW, LIFE OR DEATH ESSENTIALLY
KNOW, LIFE OR DEATH ESSENTIALLY BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT I
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT I WONDER HOW YOU SEE IT NOW.
WONDER HOW YOU SEE IT NOW. YOU HAVE ENDORSED JOE BIDEN
YOU HAVE ENDORSED JOE BIDEN ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT
ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT RAN IN THAT RACE.
RAN IN THAT RACE. THERE IS A DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE
THERE IS A DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE UNIFIED I THINK AT THAT LEVEL
UNIFIED I THINK AT THAT LEVEL LIKE HOW YOU ARE SEEING THIS
LIKE HOW YOU ARE SEEING THIS MOMENT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE
MOMENT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE THIS INDIVIDUAL RUNNING THE
THIS INDIVIDUAL RUNNING THE COUNTRY AT THIS MINUTE AND THE
COUNTRY AT THIS MINUTE AND THE NEED FOR CHANGE.
NEED FOR CHANGE. >> YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE UGLINESS
>> YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE UGLINESS AND INEQUITIES IN AMERICAN
AND INEQUITIES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY WHICH MANY OF US HAVE
SOCIETY WHICH MANY OF US HAVE UNDERSTOOD FOR A LONG, LONG
UNDERSTOOD FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, THEY ARE BECOMING VISIBLE
TIME, THEY ARE BECOMING VISIBLE TO EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTRY
TO EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW AND HERE IS EXACTLY BY
RIGHT NOW AND HERE IS EXACTLY BY THE STAKES OF THIS CAMPAIGN ARE
THE STAKES OF THIS CAMPAIGN ARE SO HIGH, THIS IS WHAT TRUMP
SO HIGH, THIS IS WHAT TRUMP BELIEVES.
BELIEVES. TRUMP ESSENTIALLY SAYS NO, WE
TRUMP ESSENTIALLY SAYS NO, WE KNOW YOU’RE UNEMPLOYED.
KNOW YOU’RE UNEMPLOYED. WE KNOW YOU HAVE NO INCOME.
WE KNOW YOU HAVE NO INCOME. YOU KNOW YOU MAY GET EVICTED
YOU KNOW YOU MAY GET EVICTED FROM YOUR HOME.
FROM YOUR HOME. YOU MAY NOT HAVE FOOD.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE FOOD. WE’LL GIVE YOU A CHOICE.
WE’LL GIVE YOU A CHOICE. EITHER YOU CAN STARVE AND GO
EITHER YOU CAN STARVE AND GO INTO ECONOMIC MYSTERY OR ELSE
INTO ECONOMIC MYSTERY OR ELSE YOU CAN GO TO WORK AND GET THE
YOU CAN GO TO WORK AND GET THE VIRUS.
VIRUS. THOSE ARE THE CHOICES THAT YOU
THOSE ARE THE CHOICES THAT YOU HAVE.
HAVE. AND OF COURSE, THE PEOPLE WHO
AND OF COURSE, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WORK NOW, THEY’RE
ARE GOING TO WORK NOW, THEY’RE NOT -- THOSE ARE POOR PEOPLE.
NOT -- THOSE ARE POOR PEOPLE. THOSE ARE WORKING LOW INCOME
THOSE ARE WORKING LOW INCOME WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE. THOSE ARE OFTEN WOMEN.
THOSE ARE OFTEN WOMEN. THEY’VE OFTEN BLACK.
THEY’VE OFTEN BLACK. THEY’RE OFTEN BROWN.
THEY’RE OFTEN BROWN. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY GETTING SICK.
DISPROPORTIONATELY GETTING SICK. THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS THIS
THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS THIS PRESIDENT IS GIVING PEOPLE,
PRESIDENT IS GIVING PEOPLE, WHICH TO MY MIND AND TO THE
WHICH TO MY MIND AND TO THE MINDS OF MOST AMERICANS IS
MINDS OF MOST AMERICANS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
UNACCEPTABLE. >> SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS COMING
