US Senator Bernie Sanders says doesn’t need advice from Hillary Clinton for 2020 campaign
US Senator Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t need advice for his 2020 election campaign from former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, citing "fundamental differences" with his former rival.
During an interview aired Friday on ABC from "The View" talk show, the independent senator from Vermont was asked if he plans to meet with Clinton to talk about seeking the Democratic nomination for president.
"I suspect not. Hillary has not called me. Look, we have differences," Sanders said.
Asked if he's interested in any advice from Clinton, Sanders replied, "I think not. Hillary and I have fundamental -- you know, fundamental differences. And that's what it is," he explained.
He also criticized Clinton's 2016 election campaign for not reaching out to "working class people the way I think she should've."
Sanders, 77, announced last week he will run for president again in the 2020 elections.
Several Democratic presidential candidates, including Senators Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Elizabeth Warren, have already met Clinton to talk about the upcoming presidential election.
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2016, losing out to Clinton, who in turn was defeated by Donald Trump.
During the 2016 primary elections, the Sanders campaign and supporters accused the Democratic National Committee of favoring Clinton. Sanders claimed that leaked emails of then-DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz proved the "prejudice of the DNC" against him.
Sanders mounted a fierce challenge to Clinton as he spoke to swelling crowds and garnered passionate support on social media. His 2016 campaign also rejected the use of corporate money and instead relied on small-dollar donations.
His call for universal health care, a $15 minimum wage and free public university education has gained huge strong support among young liberals.
A former mayor of Burlington, Vermont, Sanders won a US House of Representatives seat in 1990, making him the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. In 2006, he won a US Senate seat and in 2018 was voted in for a third six-year term.
Sanders has been a relentless critic of Trump, and has called him “the most dangerous president in modern American history.”
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