{"id":2245601,"date":"2024-05-15T23:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T03:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-admits-biden-is-not-popular-but-says-hes-not-running-against-god\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T23:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T03:05:40","slug":"bernie-sanders-admits-biden-is-not-popular-but-says-hes-not-running-against-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-admits-biden-is-not-popular-but-says-hes-not-running-against-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders acknowledges Biden&#8217;s lack of popularity but emphasizes he&#8217;s not competing against divinity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-admits-biden-is-not-popular-but-says-hes-not-running-against-god%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont acknowledged the \u2062lack \u200cof popularity of President Joe Biden among voters\u2063 but emphasized the necessity of supporting him over former President Donald Trump. \u2064In an op-ed for the \u200cGuardian, Sanders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">expressed<\/a> frustrations with the U.S. political system and highlighted the significance of 2024\u200b in American history, comparing it to \u2063critical historical events like the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Sanders\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) admitted that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Sanders\">Joe Biden<\/a> isn\u2019t popular among voters but expressed his opinion that supporting him against former President Donald Trump is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/article\/2024\/may\/15\/bernie-sanders-election-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"op-ed\">op-ed<\/a> for the <em>Guardian<\/em>, Sanders shared his frustrations with the U.S. political system while calling 2024 a critical moment in American history, on par with the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The key to taking the correct course during this critical moment, according to the senator, is to support Biden in November despite his problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. I know. Biden is not popular and many progressives, including me, strongly disagree with his policies regarding Israel and this disastrous war in Gaza,\u201d Sanders wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, let\u2019s be clear. Biden is not running against God,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe is running against\u00a0Donald Trump, the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ally-reveals-the-one-piece-of-advice-he-gave-him-about-a-2024-run\/\" title=\"Trump Ally Reveals the One Piece of Advice He Gave Him About a 2024 Run\">dangerous president<\/a> in American history whose second term, if he is re-elected, will be worse than his first. And, on his worst day, Biden is a thousand times better than Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders proceeded to contrast the two on wealth inequality, abortion, unions, climate change, student debt, democracy, and the war in Gaza. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/imf-demands-el-salvador-give-up-on-bitcoin\/\" title=\"IMF Demands El Salvador Give Up on Bitcoin\">offered limited praise<\/a> for Biden\u2019s stance on the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you have problems with Biden\u2019s position on Israel and the war in Gaza, Trump\u2019s position is far worse,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cBiden has at least restricted some powerful bombs from going to Israel and has been critical of Netanyahu. Trump and his Republican colleagues are \u2018all in\u2019 for the massive destruction of the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Biden vowed to pause the shipment of certain weapons to Israel, specifically large bombs, he clarified that Israel hasn\u2019t yet crossed a red line that would necessitate the move. In the meantime, the administration announced its approval of a $1 billion weapon shipment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a>, consisting of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles, and $60 million in mortar rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders has been an open supporter of Biden since losing to him in the 2020 Democratic primary despite objections to many of his policies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledged President Joe Biden&#8217;s lack of popularity but stressed the importance of backing him over Donald Trump. 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