Senator Bernie Sanders has said he supports President Trump’s efforts in securing the U.S. border and stopping illegal immigration.
During an interview on This Week, host Jonathan Karl asked Sanders whether he thought there was anything Trump had done right.
“I think cracking down on fentanyl, making sure our borders are stronger,” Sanders replied.
“Look, nobody thinks illegal immigration is appropriate, and I happen to think we need comprehensive immigration reform, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for people to be coming across the border illegally.”
However, he was more critical of Trump’s plans to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants, saying it “destroy” America.
“He wants to deport 20 million people who are in this country who are undocumented,” Sanders said.
“Well, you do that, you destroy the entire country.”
“Because I got news for you, Trump’s billionaire friends are not going to pick the crops in California that feed us.”
“They’re not going to work in meatpacking houses,” he continued. “That’s what undocumented people are doing.”
Watch the interview below:
Later on in the interview, Sanders got visibly annoyed and brought the exchange to a close after he was asked about his own political future.
“Right now I’m Vermont’s senator,” he said. “That’s what I do.”
”And I’m very happy to do it. I am 83 years of age. And I’m tired.”
His remarks come as he and fellow socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are traveling America with their “Fight Oligarchy” tour, which is attracting huge numbers of the left-wing faithful at a time when Democratic energy is at an all-time low.
The tour is mainly a response to push back against Elon Musk’s efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he is aiming to make over a trillion dollars in cuts to the federal budget.
“Over the course of the next few weeks I’ll be hitting the road to have real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power and influence in this country,” the tour’s website states.
Last week, it emerged that Sanders’ team sent out an email advising everyone planning to attend to wear a mask and stay home if they believe they are suffering from COVID-19, despite the pandemic ending severeal years ago.
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