Four years after facing tough in the Democratic Party primaries, Hillary Clinton says "no one likes" her former rival Bernie Sanders as a contender for the 2020 presidential elections, just when the Vermont senator remains a top favorite in the contest, and with less than two weeks left for the Iowa party assembly.
Sanders was "in Congress for years" but that "nobody likes it, nobody wants to work with him, he hasn't done anything," Clinton says in the Hulu four-part documentary that will be released shortly under the title of Hillary , according to The interview published on Tuesday by The Hollywood Reporter .
The one who was a Democratic candidate in 2016, former senator and former lady also criticized the Sanders environment: "It's not just him, it's the culture that surrounds him. It's his leadership team. They are his prominent supporters. It's his Bernie Bros online and his relentless attacks against many of his competitors, particularly women, "in clear reference to the confrontation with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, who accused him in the most recent Democratic debate of insinuating that a woman could not win the White House, during a private meeting between them in 2018.
Clinton refused to reveal if he would support his exrival in case he wins the party nomination "we are still in a very vigorous primary season." Sanders did support her in 2016 when she won the Democratic nomination.
Although the campaign team declined to make statements at first, the senator subsequently issued a statement in which he refrained from speaking about Clinton's interview .
"My focus today is at a monumental moment in the history of the United States: the political trial of Donald Trump," he said, referring to the process on the president, which began in the Senate. "Together, we will advance and defeat the most dangerous president in the history of the United States."
Yes, the progressive group Justice Democrats that described Clinton's comments as "unacceptable" and "dangerous" reacted to the statements , and called her to support "whoever is the eventual Democratic candidate."
"Defeating Trump is much more important than solving old scores," said Alexandra Rojas, executive director of Justice Democrats. "Clinton's statement is unacceptable, tactless and dangerous. We are asking you to do the right thing and immediately say that you will do everything possible to support whoever becomes the Democratic candidate. It is okay to criticize a candidate or nominee, as you surely we will do, but we must keep our eyes on the winner. "
Clinton's words came to light shortly after fellow Democrat Joe Biden tweeted this Monday that he accepted Sanders' apology after his campaign shared an opinion piece arguing that the former vice president had a "big corruption problem." Biden had also accused Sanders' campaign of publishing a "manipulated" video of his previous comments on Social Security and asked for an apology.
"Thank you for recognizing this, Bernie," Biden tweeted. "These types of attacks do not take place in this primary. Let's keep our focus on making Donald Trump a single-term president."
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In that regard and in an interview with CBS News on Monday, Sanders said: "I don't think Joe is corrupt in any way. And I'm sorry that that opinion piece has appeared."
He added that "really" was not a fan of supporters who beat other Democratic contenders and said: "If anyone knows me, I think we need a serious debate in this country about the problems. We don't need to demonize people who may be in disagree with us. "
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The opinion article, published in The Guardian, was written by Sanders law professor and supporter Zephyr Teachout, and was shared by Sanders speech writer David Sirota in a campaign newsletter. Teachout wrote that Biden's "big corruption problem ... makes him a weak candidate."
"It seems that the 'middle class' Joe has perfected the art of making great contributions and then representing his corporate donors at the expense of middle class and working Americans," he wrote. "Turning campaign contributions into legislative favors and political positions is not being 'moderate'."
Clinton's comments could encourage Sanders supporters, who have believed the Democratic establishment manipulated the 2016 primaries in favor of her. That could be especially useful with the Iowa assemblies next February 3. Many polls show Sanders among the favorites, along with former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
Edited by Olga Luna with information from NBC News and Associated Press
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