{"id":2428078,"date":"2025-04-27T17:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-dismisses-criticisms-of-fight-oligarchy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T17:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:23:47","slug":"bernie-sanders-dismisses-criticisms-of-fight-oligarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-dismisses-criticisms-of-fight-oligarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders dismisses criticisms of &#8216;Fight Oligarchy&#8217; &#8211;"},"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\">16<\/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-dismisses-criticisms-of-fight-oligarchy%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=2428078&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 has dismissed criticisms from fellow Senator Elissa Slotkin regarding his &#8220;Fight Oligarchy&#8221; tour, which he co-hosts with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. During an appearance on NBC\u2019s *Meet the Press*, Sanders laughed off Slotkin&#8217;s suggestion for the Democratic Party to avoid using the term &#8220;oligarchy,&#8221; arguing that the large crowds at their rallies demonstrate that Americans recognize the wealth disparity in the country\u2014asserting that the wealthiest 1% holds more wealth than the bottom 90%. He emphasized the importance of addressing these economic issues to prevent disillusionment with democracy. Additionally, Sanders clarified that their objective is not to establish a third party, but rather to strengthen American democracy.  <\/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 dismisses Slotkin&rsquo;s criticisms of &lsquo;Fight Oligarchy&rsquo; tour<\/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_2096844\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) on Sunday laughed off criticisms that fellow Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI) had for his national tour.<\/p>\n<p>The rallies put on by Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have drawn large crowds, including in traditionally red states with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3346905\/tim-walz-bernie-sanders-town-halls-republican-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">districts held by Republicans<\/a>&nbsp;in Congress. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3392800\/schumer-wont-commit-impeach-trump-democrats-rally\/\">Schumer won&#8217;t commit to impeaching Trump as Democrats rally around prospect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3391713\/jon-ossoff-atlanta-rally-fired-cdc-workers\/\">Jon Ossoff brings fired workers to CDC-focused rally outside Atlanta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3391573\/janet-mills-senate-no-plans-maine\/\">Janet Mills says she has no plans to run for Senate&nbsp;in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sanders laughed when NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> host Kristen Welker brought up Slotkin&rsquo;s advice to the Democratic Party that they stop using the word &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3391600\/slotkin-strategy-democrats-weak-woke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"oligarchy\">oligarchy<\/a>.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Geez, we had 36,000 people out in Los Angeles, 34,000 people in Colorado, we had 30,000 people in Folsom, California, which is kind of a rural area. I think the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are. I think they understand very well that the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 90%,&rdquo; Sanders said. &ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t address that issue, the American people will continue to turn their backs on democracy because they&rsquo;re looking around them saying, &lsquo;Does anybody understand what I am going through?&rsquo; And unfortunately, right now to a large degree neither party does.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3385647\/jeffries-sanders-aoc-fight-oligarchy-tour-right-versus-wrong\/\"><strong>JEFFRIES CLAIMS SANDERS AND AOC&rsquo;S &lsquo;FIGHT OLIGARCHY&rsquo; TOUR IS ABOUT &lsquo;RIGHT VERSUS WRONG&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Sanders shot down the implication from Welker that he and Ocasio-Cortez are trying to create a third party. Instead he claimed their goal is to &ldquo;strengthen the American democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first speech to Congress in March,&nbsp;Slotkin&nbsp;delivered the Democratic response. 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