{"id":2330590,"date":"2024-08-25T11:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T15:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-reacts-to-harriss-strong-military-talk-at-the-dnc-enough-is-enough-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T11:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T15:04:24","slug":"sanders-reacts-to-harriss-strong-military-talk-at-the-dnc-enough-is-enough-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-reacts-to-harriss-strong-military-talk-at-the-dnc-enough-is-enough-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders reacts to Harris\u2019s strong military talk at the DNC: \u2018Enough is enough\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fsanders-reacts-to-harriss-strong-military-talk-at-the-dnc-enough-is-enough-washington-examiner%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=2330590&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 expressed his reservations \u200cregarding the strong military stance presented by \u200bVice President Kamala Harris during her\u200c speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). In\u200c a segment on ABC\u2019s &#8220;This \u2064Week,&#8221; Sanders reacted to a clip of Harris&#8217;s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">acceptance speech<\/a>, where \u2062she\u2064 passionately \u200csupported\u200b Israel. Sanders&#8217; response indicates a divergence \u200din views on military enhancement, suggesting that he adopts a\u2063 more cautious \u2063approach compared to Harris&#8217;s more assertive rhetoric on the issue.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sanders reacts to Harris&rsquo;s strong military talk at the DNC: &lsquo;Enough is enough&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1737040\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) is less gung-ho about strengthening the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> than Democratic presidential nominee Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> was in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>DNC<\/a> speech Thursday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On ABC&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>, Sanders reacted to a clip from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3132254\/five-takeaways-dnc-final-night-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris&rsquo;s acceptance speech<\/a>, where she emphatically endorsed Israel&rsquo;s right to protect itself, and said she will &ldquo;ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All due respect, the United States is now spending more than the next 10 nations combined on defense,&rdquo; Sanders said. &ldquo;I agree with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>. We want the strongest defense in the world. But I do think enough is enough. You&rsquo;re seeing military contractors profits soaring, and I think we can have the strongest defense in the world without spending a trillion dollars a year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sanders is a regular critic of the Pentagon&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-falls-far-short-of-second-quarter-gdp-growth-projections\/\" title=\"US Falls Far Short Of Second-Quarter GDP Growth Projections\">ballooning budget<\/a>, arguing other domestic causes should take priority. In 2020, Sanders proposed cutting the Pentagon&rsquo;s budget by 10% to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>teachers<\/a> a raise, and in 2023 he opposed the defense budget, which came to $886 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who Sanders has been in support of since becoming the Democratic nominee following Biden&rsquo;s dropout, shocked many viewers with how strong her defense rhetoric was in her DNC acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1737040\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1737040\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) expressed a more cautious stance on military expansion compared to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s assertive remarks during her DNC speech. On ABC&#8217;s This Week, Sanders responded to a segment of Harris&#8217;s acceptance address, in which she strongly affirmed Israel\u2019s right to defend itself and pledged to maintain America\u2019s position as having the most formidable military globally. Sanders stated, &#8220;With all due respect, the United States currently spends more on defense than the next ten countries combined. I agree with the vice president that we need a strong defense, but I believe enough is enough. We are witnessing soaring profits for military contractors, and I think we can achieve robust defense without spending a trillion dollars annually.&#8221; A consistent critic of the Pentagon&#8217;s increasing budget, Sanders argues that domestic issues should take precedence. In 2020, he suggested reducing the Pentagon budget by 10% to fund teacher salary increases and opposed the 2023 defense budget of $886 billion. Many viewers were taken aback by Harris\u2019s vigorous defense rhetoric during her acceptance speech at the DNC, despite Sanders supporting her since she became the Democratic nominee after Biden withdrew from the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2970,"featured_media":2330591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sanders_Bernie_DNC_Chicago_l223.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7705,4021,4505,39216,3981],"class_list":["post-2330590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dnc","tag-harris","tag-military","tag-political-reactions","tag-sanders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sanders_Bernie_DNC_Chicago_l223.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2970"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}