Democracy Is Not About ‘Radical Rhetoric’: Sanders After Trump Assassination Attempt

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WELKER You ░░░░░░░░ have been impacted by ░░░░░░░░ violence yourself in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ horrible moment when Republican ░░░░░░░░ Steve Scalise was shot ░░░░░░░░ baseball practice You came ░░░░░░░░ and forcefully denounced what ░░░░░░░░ happened upon learning that ░░░░░░░░ suspected shooter had been ░░░░░░░░ volunteer for your campaign ░░░░░░░░ does that experience inform ░░░░░░░░ you think the country ░░░░░░░░ move forward right now ░░░░░░░░ Well let me also ░░░░░░░░ that a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago my office right ░░░░░░░░ in burlington Vermont I ░░░░░░░░ not there at the ░░░░░░░░ but there were seven ░░░░░░░░ members there was almost ░░░░░░░░ down by somebody who ░░░░░░░░ in jail right now ░░░░░░░░ people could have been ░░░░░░░░ alive so yeah I ░░░░░░░░ familiar with political violence ░░░░░░░░ all its forms The ░░░░░░░░ line is what we ░░░░░░░░ as a nation what ░░░░░░░░ democracy is about is ░░░░░░░░ radical rhetoric What it ░░░░░░░░ about is a serious ░░░░░░░░ of where we are ░░░░░░░░ a nation and how ░░░░░░░░ go forward And in ░░░░░░░░ certain way kristen politics ░░░░░░░░ be kind of boring ░░░░░░░░ know Our health care ░░░░░░░░ is disfunkal How do ░░░░░░░░ fix it It s ░░░░░░░░ of a boring discussion ░░░░░░░░ we need a health ░░░░░░░░ system that guarantees health ░░░░░░░░ for all people and ░░░░░░░░ have massive income and ░░░░░░░░ inequality Maybe a boring ░░░░░░░░ and half of people ░░░░░░░░ American society so what ░░░░░░░░ ve got to see ░░░░░░░░ serious discussion of serious ░░░░░░░░