Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 12, 2016 where he endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (JUSTIN SAGLIO/AFP/Getty Images)
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After Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an appeal to supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, the former Democratic presidential candidate disputed the notion his supporters would be willing to join Trump’s campaign.
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 12 where he endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. (Justin Saglio/AFP/Getty Images)
During his speech, Trump said, “Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it,” adding:
I have seen firsthand how the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders — he never had a chance. But his supporters will join our movement, because we will fix his biggest issue: trade deals that strip our country of its jobs and strip us of our wealth as a country. Millions of Democrats will join our movement too because we are going to fix the system so it works fairly and justly for each and every American.
Sanders took to Twitter to push back on Trump’s claim.
Those who voted for me will not support Trump who has made bigotry and divisiveness the cornerstone of his campaign. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
We believe in bringing people together, not dividing them up.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Sanders proceeded to live-tweet Trump’s speech, noting the various points of contention he has with the GOP candidate, including on what Trump called his biggest issue, trade.
What a hypocrite! If Trump wants to "fix" trade he can start by making his products in the US, not low-wage countries abroad. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Fix trade. Stop manufacturing Trump shirts in Bangladesh at 30-cents an hour. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Fix trade. Stop manufacturing Trump ties in China.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders)July 22, 2016
Fix trade. Stop manufacturing Trump clothing in Mexico. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
#RNCwithBernie pic.twitter.com/x5nuSI6AuN
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Trump is wrong. The real cause of instability in the Middle East was the Bush-Cheney invasion of Iraq. By the way, where is President Bush?
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Trump’s big economic plans: Give trillions in tax breaks to millionaires, refuse to raise the federal minimum wage. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Trump’s economic plan: $3.2 trillion in tax breaks for millionaires, cut programs for low-income Americans. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Trump: “I alone can fix this.”
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Is this guy running for president or dictator? #RNCwithBernie
Looks like Ted Cruz was right about one thing. Trump does not understand what the Constitution is about. #RNCwithBernie
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 22, 2016
Trump also said that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s “bad instincts and her bad judgment” were “pointed out” by Sanders, who recently endorsed her.
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