{"id":2385124,"date":"2024-12-31T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-commits-to-back-plan-trump-peddled-on-campaign-trail\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T21:31:03","slug":"bernie-sanders-commits-to-back-plan-trump-peddled-on-campaign-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-commits-to-back-plan-trump-peddled-on-campaign-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders commits to back plan Trump peddled on campaign trail"},"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\">22<\/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-commits-to-back-plan-trump-peddled-on-campaign-trail%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=2385124&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 \u200b(I-VT) has indicated his support for a plan initially proposed\u2063 by President-elect Donald Trump during the latter&#8217;s campaign. \u2064Details \u2064of the plan \u200cwere not specified in the excerpt, but the statement\u2063 suggests a\u2062 willingness on Sanders&#8217; part to collaborate or\u2063 align with Trump&#8217;s agenda in some capacity. The context of this commitment implies potential intersections between Sanders&#8217; progressive policies and Trump&#8217;s more \u200dpopulist approach, which may lead to interesting political dynamics as they work \u200btogether on certain issues.  <\/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\">Bernie Sanders commits to back plan Trump peddled on campaign trail<\/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_1876292\" 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 putting President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> to the test with a promise to introduce legislation that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sally-c-pipes-dont-buy-progressives-medical-debt-myth\/\" title=\"Sally C. Pipes: Don&#039;t Buy Progressives&#039; Medical Debt Myth\">cap interest rates<\/a> at 10% for credit cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump floated the cap while on the campaign trail and despite their differences, Sanders seized on the proposal at the time. The socialist senator returned to the idea this week, calling the plan a &ldquo;great idea,&rdquo; and he said he would introduce relevant legislation in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During the recent campaign Donald Trump proposed a 10% cap on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-interest-rates-reach-all-time-high\/\" title=\"Credit Card Interest Rates Reach All-Time High\">credit card interest rates<\/a>,&rdquo; Sanders said. &ldquo;Great idea.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s see if he supports the legislation that I will introduce to do just that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During the recent campaign Donald Trump proposed a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Great idea. Let&rsquo;s see if he supports the legislation that I will introduce to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1873834275478659509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In November, Sanders<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3232124\/sanders-trump-lower-cap-credit-card-interest-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> similarly said<\/a> he was willing to work with Trump on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Trump, for example, follows through on his proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">limit interest rates<\/a> on credit cards to 10%, which is what he campaigned on, absolutely I will be there,&rdquo; Sanders said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a very good idea,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s time we told the people on Wall Street they cannot charge the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-finds-common-cause-with-trump-to-lower-and-cap-credit-card-interest-rates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Sanders finds common cause with Trump to lower and cap credit card interest rates - Washington Examiner\">desperate working-class people<\/a> who have a hard time paying their bill&rsquo;s 25%, 30%, 40% interest rates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At a campaign stop in New York, Trump said he would support a &ldquo;temporary cap on credit card interest rates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to cap it at around 10%,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t let them make 25% and 30%. While working Americans catch up, we&rsquo;re going to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credit card interest rates are at a two-decade high with the <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/TERMCBCCALLNS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">average<\/a> interest hovering around 21.76%, 6 percentage points higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, which Sanders called &ldquo;immoral.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3160241\/trump-credit-card-unintended-consequences-biden-adviser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> tried to lower<\/a> credit card late fees earlier this year, but a federal judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3160120\/trump-trouble-temporary-cap-credit-card-interest-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">put a stop<\/a> to his plans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1876292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876292\"}});<\/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>Bernie Sanders vows to support Trump&#8217;s proposed 10% credit card interest cap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2385125,"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\/11\/bernie-statement-post-election.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32175,34695,33933,32603,3634],"class_list":["post-2385124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bernie-sanders","tag-bipartisan-support","tag-campaign-trail","tag-political-news","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bernie-statement-post-election.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385124","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385128,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385124\/revisions\/2385128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}