Despite his public statements throughout the campaign season and his rallies on Hillary Clinton’s behalf, you could argue that Sen. Bernie Sanders has given a lot of support to Donald Trump, the way he allowed himself to be kneecapped by the Democratic National Committee and all.
On Monday, it appeared that Sanders had crossed the aisle to work with the president, saying he could work with Trump on trade.
Sanders praises Trump for withdrawing US from TPP: I'll work with him on trade https://t.co/HFSC5w6xSR pic.twitter.com/5pEUYTxokj
— The Hill (@thehill) January 23, 2017
Of course, the route Sanders takes to cross the aisle is a little wayward, seeing as he’s an Independent, not a Democrat. Die-hard Bernie supporters (and detractors who blame him for undercutting Hillary Clinton) don’t really like it when that distinction is glossed over, as it appeared to be when Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert cited The Hill’s piece on Sanders as an example of Democrats offering the bipartisan support that Barack Obama never enjoyed.
Trump gets more support from Dems in two days than Obama got from GOP in 8 yrs https://t.co/5ZpcgFdDSC
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 23, 2017
Sanders isn't a Democrat.
— MamaDeb ✡ דבורה פייגע (@_mamadeb) January 23, 2017
THIS NEEDS TO BE SAID OFTEN.
— Éireann is turning 40 ✡️?♿️?️? (@indiegoddess) January 23, 2017
Oh, it was.
https://twitter.com/loren__arthur/status/823683725192036352
https://twitter.com/Emilycgb/status/823665338575454208
only "Dem" mentioned as supporting Trump today is Bernie, who is not a Dem.
— Forte2x (@forte2x) January 24, 2017
Reminder that Sanders is not a Dem. He just wants to remake the party in his own image. @EricBoehlert @MattMurph24 https://t.co/kvKhl2ivUJ
— Kat 4 Obama (@Kat4Obama) January 24, 2017
only Sanders is not a Dem. Sanders and Trump have a lot in common.
— MojoTomKat (@Jasonatdabeach) January 23, 2017
@thehill 1. @SenSanders isn't a Dem. 2. @SenSanders is a collaborator.
— Phyllis Kupferstein (@pkdof) January 24, 2017
He's not a Dem. Oh, never mind. . .
— PJLM (@PJLM) January 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/Rogerskolney/status/823665285462888449
1) He's an independent. 2)He already said he'd work on things they agree with but oppose those they don't. 3) ? @thehill
— Textrovert Solidork (@AdaptiveLlama) January 23, 2017
It was one of the main themes in his campaign. What's he supposed to do, reverse his position?
— Professor Shorthair (@RhythmRuler) January 24, 2017
The nerve. It's not like a big part of Bernie's campaign involved tossing the TPP into the trash where it belongs or anything @EricBoehlert
— Countess Zara of Leningrad (@AntDipalma) January 24, 2017
DEMOCRATS: we need to work with Trump
*Bernie works with Trump on a key issue he campaigned for*
DEMOCRATS: no not like that
— Countess Zara of Leningrad (@AntDipalma) January 24, 2017
We recall reading recently about a number of Democrats loudly declaring Trump’s presidency illegitimate and pledging to obstruct him at every turn, which seems like the very opposite of support.
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