Bernie Sanders: Trump Should Tackle More Pressing Issues Rather 'Than Bill Clinton’s Sex Life'
Despite Hillary Clinton being his chief Democratic primary opponent, Bernie Sanders won't use Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions against the former Secretary of State's presidential bid.
The Vermont senator and Democratic presidential aspirant said on CNN's "State of the Union" that there are more pressing issues to be concerned about than Bill Clinton's sex life.
The 74-year-old statesman was asked about Donald Trump's remarks regarding the former president's past affairs, which the brash billionaire said will hamper Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House.
"I think Donald Trump might want to concern himself with the fact that he is dead wrong when he says that we should not raise the minimum wage," Sanders asserted. "He's dead wrong when he says we should give huge tax breaks to billionaires like himself. And he's dead wrong when he thinks that climate change is a hoax when virtually the entire scientific community says that it's the great environmental crisis that we face. Maybe Trump should worry about those issues rather than Bill Clinton's sex life."
Bill Clinton's highly scrutinized sexual relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky led to his impeachment in 1998. He was later prosecuted for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Just a week ago, Latin Post previously reported that Trump threatened to revive Bill Clinton's infamous scandal after Hillary announced that her husband would be campaigning for her starting this week.
Meanwhile, Sanders reiterated that the business magnate is a "pathological liar." He said, "I do not get engaged in personal attacks, but Trump really is over the edge. Time after time, this guy just comes up with things off the top of his head that are lies."
Aside from commenting on his presidential rivals, Sanders also took the time to advance his stand on certain national issues, which he believes can win back Trump supporters. His primary focus is on income inequality and stifling ISIS, per Latin Post.
He also told CNN that wages for working-class Republicans are slowly decreasing while new income and wealth are going to the top one percent of the population.
"They can't afford to send their kids to college. They're seeing their jobs going to China," said the veteran democrat. "I think they want a president who has the courage to stand up to the billionaire class, to raise the minimum wage, to make public colleges and universities tuition-free."
He added that the next president should address a corrupt campaign finance system, where millionaires and billionaires frivolously spend unlimited sums of money to buy elections.
"The American people want change," Sanders declared. "I believe that I'm a vehicle of change, being prepared to stand up to the wealthy and the powerful and create an economy that works for all Americans."
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