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CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan interviewed Bernie Sanders on Face the Nation this Sunday to discuss his anti-capitalism book called ‘It’s Okay To Be Angry About Capitalism’.
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During the interview, Brennan called out Sanders for selling $95 tickets on his anti-capitalism book tour.
“Tickets for your tour apparently are selling for $95 on Ticketmaster, which is accused of anti-competitive behavior. You know that some of your [fellow] Democrats are criticizing them. Aren’t you benefiting from the same system you’re trying to dismantle?”
Question to Bernie Sanders
His response absolved any blame. Sanders fired back…
“Those decisions are made totally by the publisher and the bookseller,” Sanders said. “I think there’s one case where in one place here in Washington, Politics and Prose, an independent bookstore charging some tickets. Most of them, I think are 40 dollars, 50 dollars, and you get a book as well. So if you want to come, you’re going to have to pay 40 bucks, I’ll throw in the book for free. And we’re doing a number of free events. But I don’t make a nickel out of these things.”
Sanders response to question
See a clip of that exchange below…
"Tickets for your [book] tour apparently are selling for $95 on Ticketmaster, which is accused of anti-competitive behavior…aren’t you benefitting yourself from the system that you’re trying to dismantle?”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 19, 2023
Bernie Sanders says "no." 🤔 pic.twitter.com/JIcpW0kaw5
The shameless old socialist is at it again. It’s not enough that Sanders owns luxury cars and homes, he has to keep making more money.
He sure seems to benefit greatly from capitalism while simultaneously trying to destroy it. It is a hypocritical fact that stands out.
Good for CBS News, pointing out the blatant hypocrisy directly to Sanders. Something this large should not go unnoticed.
