Need a pick-me-up? How about a nice “beat down” of Bernie Sanders from Kamala Harris’ press secretary, Ian Sams:
Kamala's press sec currently throwing a beat down on Bernie like Kamala would on a parent of a truant child.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 19, 2019
It all started when the elderly socialist with 3 homes called out Kamala Harris over the report that she was in the Hamptons raising money from a crowd that showed up in Teslas and Masserattis and that she had criticized his Medicare-for-all plan:
I don't go to the Hamptons to raise money from billionaires. If I ever visited there, I would tell them the same thing I have said for the last 30 years: We must pass a Medicare for All system to guarantee affordable health care for all, not just for those who can afford it.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 19, 2019
Here’s the report:
Quite a lede: “Teslas and Maseratis lined the street as Kamala Harris greeted guests sipping drinks from plastic cups with her name on them…” https://t.co/f0FREE4ieB
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) August 19, 2019
And that’s when Sams jumped in, reminding Sanders that he was caught raising money for the DSCC on Martha’s Vineyard from the very pharma and Wall St. lobbyists he blasts in the press:
Oh, spare me.
NBC reported Sanders was "a regular presence at luxurious fundraising retreats," including in Martha's Vineyard. No attendees "said they heard him chastise Wall Street banks or pharmaceutical companies to the faces of the lobbyists representing those interests." https://t.co/75OH10U7Cb
— Ian Sams (@IanSams) August 19, 2019
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And while Bernie stayed silent during his lavish fundraiser, Sams credited Harris for speaking out at hers:
Interestingly, @WSJ recently reported that, at a NYC fundraiser in May, @KamalaHarris "told the audience of about 80 people that as president she would continue to be 'tough on banks,' according to attendees."
Team Sanders should stop this silly stuff.https://t.co/WSdlMN4NaO
— Ian Sams (@IanSams) August 19, 2019
More here from NBC News, including this disturbing anecdote of Sanders shmoozing with lobbyists in a hot tub:
Some guests said they were surprised to see the populist crusader at these lavish events and suggested he was probably in it for the free vacation.
Senators are flown on a private plane chartered by the DSCC to the retreats, which are held at five-star resorts like the Ritz-Carlton. Sanders was often spotted at the pool, walking on the beach, and at the buffet line. He went on a boat ride off Martha’s Vineyard organized by the committee.
Sanders was even once spotted chatting sociably for close to an hour with a financial services lobbyist who was in a hot tub while the senator sat nearby.
Busted.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 20, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 19, 2019
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