Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) thinks Donald Trump’s private vendettas may result in the collapse of American democracy.
Sanders informed The Guardian he believes the “bitter” and “humiliated” ex-president can be extra vindictive than ever, if elected for a second time period later this yr.
“He’s made that clear,” Sanders mentioned in an interview revealed Saturday. “There’s a lot of personal bitterness, he’s a bitter man, having gone through four indictments, humiliated, he’s going to take it out on his enemies.”
With the stakes that top, the senator mentioned it was important “to explain to the American people what that means to them ― what the collapse of American democracy will mean to all of us.”
While Sanders mentioned he thinks one other Trump presidency can be catastrophic for the nation, he informed The Guardian he may see why Trump’s strongman persona spoke to so many Americans.
“Trump comes along and says, ‘I’ll be your strong guy, I’ll deal with all your anxieties ― immigration, transgender issues, race ― I’ll be there for you,’” the senator mentioned of the previous president’s attraction.
Though he frightened about how a second Trump time period would have an effect on Americans, Sanders informed the outlet he doesn’t “believe that all of Trump’s supporters are racist or sexist or homophobes.”
“I think what’s going on in this country is a belief that the government is failing ordinary Americans,” he went on.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been outpolling his opponents by double digits. An ABC/Ipsos ballot launched Sunday discovered that 72% of Republican-aligned adults can be glad with Trump because the nominee.
That recognition can be put to the check on Monday, when elections formally start with the Iowa caucus.
