This clip of Bernie Sanders downplaying the threats to gay marriage and abortion hasn’t aged well
A leaked majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito shows the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v Wade and all eyes are suddenly on Sen.
Bernie Sanders.Related: Susan Sarandon should maybe probably stay off Twitter todayWhile campaigning against Hillary Clinton for president in 2015, Sanders went on MSNBC’s The Ed Show to say that if Democrats really wanted to win over new voters they should focus less on protecting people’s civil rights and more on things that matter, like economic issues, since those are what truly bring people together.Related: If Roe vs Wade is overturned, LGBTQ rights could be next“These people are struggling and voting against their own interests,” Sanders said when speaking about white voters in the South. “Getting hung up on gay marriage, getting hung up on abortion.
It’s time we start focussing on the economic issues that bring us together.”Bernie Sanders on White voters:“These people are struggling & voting against their own interests.
Getting hung up on gay marriage, getting hung up on abortion. It’s time we start focussing on the economic issues that bring us together.” pic.twitter.com/L2UqLxY4a1— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) May 3, 2022Now that Alito’s majority opinion has leaked, that clip of Sanders has begun recirculating on Twitter and folx are not happy with him.Here’s what they’re saying…I love receipts.
