Sen. Bernie Sanders, I.-Vt., said Sunday that Joe Biden accuser Lucy Flores “is absolutely right” to complain she’s not being taken seriously — but that he’s not sure “one incident” would disqualify the former vice president should he run in 2020.
In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation," Sanders, who has declared his intention to again seek the presidential nomination, declared, “I have no reason not to believe Lucy.”
“I’m not sure that one incident alone disqualifies anybody, but her point is absolutely right,” he added. “This is an issue not just for Democrats or Republicans, but the entire country has got to take seriously. It is not acceptable that when woman goes to work or is in any kind of environment that she feels anything less than comfortable and safe. And this is an issue the entire country has got to work on.
He says his own campaign, which faced numerous sex allegations, has “established the strongest protocol to prevent this from happening of any campaign in history.”
Sanders also warned that President Donald Trump’s “idea” of healthcare would mean “thousands will die.”
“His idea is to throw 32 million off of the health insurance they have,” he said.
“If Trump gets his way, the cost of health insurance for you will be so high that many people literally will not be able to afford it. Thousands of people will literally die," he said. "That's Trump's health insurance plan.”
He also said he'll resist any Trump attempt to cut aid to three Central American countries.
“You can stop it by overriding what he's doing and making sure we fund these programs,” he said. “[W]hat we need to do, of course, is comprehensive immigration reform, but we need to make sure that our borders are secure, but also we need a humane policy at the border in which we are not yanking tiny children from the arms of their mother.“
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