Sanders rips Manchin: 'He sabotaged the president's agenda'

Daniel Chaitin

July 17, 09:48 AM July 17, 09:49 AM

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) blasted his colleague Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Sunday, accusing the centrist Democrat of "sabotaging" President Joe Biden's agenda.

The severe opinions arrived on ABC News's This Week, times soon after Manchin's described reversal on tax and weather insurance policies Democrats hoped to move.

"He sabotaged the president's agenda," Sanders claimed of Manchin. "The problem was we ongoing to speak to Manchin like he was significant."

Manchin informed Democratic management on Thursday that he would not assist tax raises on the wealthy or new clean up strength spending as part of an financial agenda Democrats hoped to take into consideration this summer months, in accordance to the Washington Publish. Manchin explained in a radio job interview that it was "not prudent" to move a important paying out bill as inflation is "wreaking havoc" on persons throughout the United States.

Sanders, who chastised Manchin late final year for his opposition to Biden's Construct Back Far better program, lamented how the senator from West Virginia has ongoing to be a thorn in the facet of Democrats hoping to go a lot more bold guidelines.

"Exact same nonsense Manchin has been talking about for a calendar year," Sanders said about Manchin's reviews regarding inflation, in accordance to a Washington Article reporter. "In my humble view, Manchin represents the quite wealthiest persons in this place," Sanders reported as he noted West Virginia is just one of the poorest states in the country.