Congressman Makes HUGE Admission About Bernie's 2020 Primaries

Rep. Adam Smith described in detail how Democratic leadership worked together to make sure Bernie Sanders wasn't elected as the nominee in 2020. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Your Support is Crucial to the Show: tyt.com/team
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[@Ibiron]

Yep, Bernie was clearly the better choice. In my opinion.

[@StaceNyourFace]

👍😉

[@carlodave9]

The 2020 candidate drop-out gamble was proof that the DNC would rather have Trump than a progressive president. That is clearly still the case. Ana’s right. I’m done.

[@StaceNyourFace]

@@carlodave9 Exactly. 💯

[@guymercier627]

Yes but your opinion and mine dont really count... it's the corporate money that decide what dem or republicans propose...

[@Ibiron]

You got that right. Feed the people” enuff bullshit and pretty soon that stuff starts tasting mighty tasty. The truth is an illusion of the masses. Everyone is just trying to squeeze off one last hit before the whole place is a living hellhole. Got to fulfill the last words in the book. It’s all bullshit, just take care of your family, help your neighbors when you can, do the right thing. This too shall pass. OM

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

Bernie Sanders should’ve been president.

[@waryaawariiri1812]

Elizabeth Warren should have dropped out after Nevada. She stayed just to divide the progressive votes, while others dropped out and endorsed Biden. Sad.

[@jessicamarie8299]

@@HappyBanjo-oc3pc No he should not and he never will

[@youdontneedtoknow7548]

@@jessicamarie8299 The video clearly confirms he very well should of been.

[@JEdwarrd]

@@jessicamarie8299 Why you so emotional about a topic you know very little about?

[@x00p3]

@@jessicamarie8299 Joe shouldn't have been president.

[@anythinggoes1396]

They did it to Bernie twice. It’s disgusting.

[@JackDaniels1301]

2016 they f..up Bernie....and he let it happened. 2020 they f..up Bernie again 😂😂 and he's quiet. And 2024....the dems took the audacity of just not even having primaries 😂😂😂😂 And all "democrats" are ok with that

[@l.a.sr.2958]

Not all.

[@paulvamos7319]

Both parties said never Bernie Sanders and the Dems even said that if Bernie still came out ahead, they would rather back traitor trump than Sanders! 🤬 F politicians!!!

[@cassandratq9301]

Quit rehashing the PAST! Keep your eyes peeled for new developments NOW!! Look at what JAMES CARVILLE JUST SAID ON CNN + IN THE NYT!!!

[@coffeedad31]

Don't you EVER get mad at Trump! There would have never been a "president trump" had Bernie not been screwed!

[@BillGockeler]

@@coffeedad31100% true. Preach it brother!

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

It's a question of which one is really likely to harm the country more. Biden was a neutral candidate. Trump is dangerous and not someone who should have too much power. Bernie is the same.

[@andrewf7280]

This was the SECOND time it was stolen from Bernie, btw.

[@youdontneedtoknow7548]

@@andrewf7280 True

[@bigdman6408]

@@andrewf7280 they get dumber by the minute 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@susanpulfrey1112]

Thank you for saying it out loud. Real democrats have had enough . We didn’t leave our party they left us.

[@IndepIndepWALT]

Like how he included Elizabeth Warren, because keep in mind, right before super Tuesday still before bloody Monday, she tried to call Bernie a sexist. And she stayed in to split the progress vote.

[@DreamGyrl360]

I loved Bernie. I was going to vote for him. But THEY SAID HE WAS TOO OLD. Now when we're saying BIDEN is too old, they're mad! And yes don't ever call me a Democrat. I'm not that. I'm a FREE AGENT.

[@badmojo0777]

as long as the sheep will vote for a Biden the Dems will neve rallow a Benrie, why would they? iditos will vote for them anywya, thats why the DEMs dont have torepresent the working class, they can take the superpac money and blackmail voters into voting for them to stop the other guys.. NEITHEr party represents the working class.

[@laurettelaliberte8864]

@@DreamGyrl360 he is still more active and sharper than either establishment candidate. He would have wiped the floor with trump at that “debate”.

[@bernardstiegler]

@@DreamGyrl360 Yeah it’s not about the age number. Bernie is still sharp. Biden has cognitive decline. For them it was just an excuse, they didn’t want Bernie’s policies.

[@youdontneedtoknow7548]

@@laurettelaliberte8864 and then some!

[@x00p3]

@@laurettelaliberte8864 Like him or not. Trump isn't establishment. He shook up the establishment, he wasn't supposed to win in 2016.

[@TheAmericanCrusader]

Liberals: Wait what? Leftists: Yeah this is old news to us.

[@felipesolari5343]

This would be a better world with Bernie Sanders

[@caoimhin7122]

I donated to Bernie’s campaign in 2016. It was the first time since I could vote in 26 years that I felt that a candidate would be good for our country and would actually improve the lives of Americans. Bernie is genuinely a good person. I have been an independent ever since.

[@LindaB651]

And it SHOULD'VE been BERNIE! He would have been an historically epic president!

[@user-xz1wy4to4o]

yeah but he just HAD to go around calling himself a socialist 🤦‍♂️ like read the room man

[@tonysmith7759]

Burnie should be the one to replace Biden on the presidential ticket for 2024.

[@DisabledDoll]

It’s too late for Bernie bro

[@faarsight]

No, he's too old now.

[@lucasromanholli]

​​@@faarsight too late yeah but not too old. He is a thousand times more lucid than Biden.

[@litoo2002]

Bernie is very functional and he will send Trump to the dumpster of the history.

[@litoo2002]

The most interesting admission was about Elizabeth Warren. She was in it with them too.

[@holdenmibreath3331]

George Carlin had it right. You only have the ILLUSION of choice, or choice in things that don’t matter.

[@user-kj2co1zh9h]

@@holdenmibreath3331 Carlin sucks

[@ajsplace12]

Umm Bernie could win right now. Why isn't he or any other reasonably competitive political candiate running as independent. This is how you know this is all theater.

[@GratefulHead1969]

Yup. what's left. Bernie's folded, AOC's folded, Ilhan Omar's folded. Game over.

[@KARLMARX56]

None of them folded, they told lies to get elected. You and many others are too gullible to see it. ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE TYT

[@unsignedmusic]

@@GratefulHead1969 John Stewart needs to run as an independent. Guarantee win.

[@intel2133]

​@@unsignedmusicJohn Stewart just because he says what we want to her, what a joke ! Wake up, we need people like Al Gore, at least AOC, just both can win easily, and with Michelle as VP to secure the reign consectively.

[@ilikeducksable]

@@intel2133Ok, but being president/VP is not just campaigning; if you win, you have to actually do the job. And I’ve never seen michelle obama indicate that she wants to do the job.

[@reptilez]

@@GratefulHead1969 be nice

[@ice319]

Whoa.... What a damn admission. Now, we progressives knew this, but to say that in such a cavalier way on mainstream media is crazy. 😮😮

[@rondiggity1677]

Yes, we knew. The joy of being progressive is looking at things with open eyes and minds. The pain, is the same thing.

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

No real point in giving Trump the Presidency by running Bernie as the candidate. Not to mention how much additional division that would create in a country where we already have Trump driving half the people insane. A far left candidate against a far right candidate is asking for an even greater loss of stability. ... That and the US isn't really that strong right now.

[@anthonyfisher6051]

@@ice319 Mainstream media is complicit in the gaslighting of the American people. At the end of the day, there really is no right versus left… It’s the elite versus the rest of us. Manufacturing consent is the name of the game. We have not been represented for quite some time… Thanks to citizens united. Our representatives are bought and paid for by corporate lobbyists.

[@marcoose777]

Back then if you even entertained that notion you'd be labelled a conspiracy theorist nut bag, yet we all knew Bernie was stitched up by a self appointed gate keeper brigade.

[@chuckles3265]

Bernie is still sharper than Biden, Clinton, Harris and Trump combined

[@capricornwoman6726]

My friends and i worked for Bernie Sanders when he campaigned in Louisville, KY. The crowd was so inspired by his speech and sincerity. We knew he would win the nomination and so disappointed when he stepped aside for President Biden. This is why we're in this mess.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Unlike Biden, Bernie had huge and enthusiastic crowds of people who were energized to get out the vote. It's sickening what the party did to him. edit: fixed grammar

[@larafields3106]

In solid red Utah, polling showed Utah likely to go blue if Bernie was the nominee. He drew Dems, Republicans, and independents. What a lost opportunity.

[@capricornwoman6726]

@@larafields3106 The power of an honest politician.

[@gregscott989]

I worked hard in Philadelphia for Bernie in 2016 and 2020. Walked house to house in West Philadelphia both times. Once people learned who Bernie was and what he was for, they were 100% behind him.

[@capricornwoman6726]

@@gregscott989 Exactly!

[@justicewatch4602]

I knew it. That was perfect timing for Bernie. He got ripped off twice, so we got ripped off twice.

[@OAGCougar21]

We should've had BERNIE!!!!

[@mobunagathevoiceofresistan801]

If we had Bernie, this wouldn't even be an problem

[@ms.l643]

Bernie would have been such a good president.

[@ynaught648]

Trump even said that Bernie was the only Democrat that he thought would be hard to beat.

[@ceciliaFX]

He's done great just where he is. He doesn't need to be President.

[@user-xp6dh6sp2u]

Anna...they did lose to Trump, but didn't learn any lessons. They just have doubled down and continue to work for the donor class.

[@piccalillipit9211]

This is what voting lesser of two ev!ls gets you. I know its hard to let the bad man win, but if you dont - the bad men is replaced by a more efficient bad man and the useless lesser of two ev!ls becomes more craven and pathetic

[@stefanmiller8056]

I like bernie he seamed like he really cared.

[@user-tj7nb9fu9t]

He looked like genuine human being..They don't want that in the top..Only corrupted in every way (easier to control)

[@OK-pi6fq]

I think it should be illegal to force a nomination outside of what the people want.

[@simoling]

Hearing it from the horse's mouth doesn't make it any less DISGUSTING!

[@shannonswift2233]

Yup! I saw it when it happened live on CNN and my jaw dropped to hear it live! I was a Bernie delegate nominee and Kyle Kulinski just said this last night too

[@kayty6673]

Bernie was winning, until he did bait and switch allowing Hillary to step in.

[@ernststravoblofeld]

We all watched this happen. And an enormous portion of the population forgot.

[@TheCampsiteRule]

Wow. I’ll never forget Nevada. We canvassed all week, fought like hell to make sure the unions on the strip could leave work to vote. Watching the numbers as they came in, he swept the board, every demographic. We knew that night, he was gunna win, we were gunna repeat that process in every state. Then they literally knifed the campaign overnight. That’s when I gave up on the Democratic Party.

[@TheBakedalaskajoe]

still hurts too

[@jason-ow8cq]

I’ll never forget it. It was a yuge awakening!!

[@adreaune]

We already knew this

[@IYAMNI]

Nader made me switch to Independent. Obama won me back to the Democratic Party (even though I voted for Kucinich in the Primary) ... But fk all that now. I'm going back to Independent. Wall St and AIPAC control the dems.

[@B_Bodziak]

They control the GOP, too

[@IYAMNI]

@@B_Bodziak Yeah, and I'm not registering as a Re[publican either.

[@litoo2002]

Obama was a con man per Nader and Nader was right.

[@solearesoul]

I had to take a break from TYT for a while, but coming back and checking in..: I’m happy to see they’re finally feeling 100% how I’ve felt for years. As a registered independent who used to vote blue.

[@kevinb.8649]

It was way worse and more obvious in 2016 with Hillary.

[@smanqele]

💯 this

[@ShortDarknLovely]

I knew about this when it happened 4 years ago. I wasn't surprised then, and this video doesn't surprise me now.

[@robertbrown8317]

Bernie should run! I would vote for him! The people will always love Bernie!

[@daniellarusso8012]

Bernie has endorsed Biden. So has AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley. :)

[@benjaminrupe5930]

Caucused for Bernie in20. He won our precinct.

[@kimbercafe11]

I remember MSNBC's Joy Reid saying on the air that she didn't like Bernie and he "made her skin crawl".. unbelievable.

[@captcorajus]

This is the very definition of the chickens coming home to roost.

[@sterlingfury]

Bernie was done over in 2016...he would have beat Tramp in 16 but hilary couldnt😢😢😢😢

[@thecapricorn11]

hillary is evil

[@RictusHolloweye]

In 2016 the DNC made it clear they would rather lose to Trump than win with Sanders... and lose they did. They made it clear again in 2020 except their candidate managed to get over the line... that time.

[@cyberbusker5079]

Elizabeth Warren waited awhile longer to drop out. Her policies were the closest to Bernie’s and they needed to split the vote. Just another twist of the screw.

[@crashmoar290]

Remember her calling him a male chauvinist?

[@LisaLee__]

Veep is a hilarious political "satire" praised for its sharp writing, acting, and casting. But what truly sets it apart are its endorsements from politicians themselves. Senators, governors, and even presidents have called it a spot-on portrayal of Washington's backroom deals, political theater, and yes, even casual corruption. Such a doomed self report

[@conormcbeast2805]

I didn't understand how bernie lost he was incredibly smart and skilled at being a leader

[@donaldthustra_2997]

Bro, democracy isn't real

[@KARLMARX56]

😂😂😂😂name one thing he has lead. You can't because he hasn't. ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE TYT

[@clefnoteproductions6695]

The same thing happened in 2016

[@phillyburbs2002]

I've been screaming about this for 4 years.

[@jorgemedina2101]

Okay, have you ever read how politics work? Because you wouldn't have been screaming if knew 😂😅

[@gumie3579]

All of us Bernie supporters knew this. We knew he would've won the primary and would've talked to the people. He would've been the change we needed. He was W. Wilson and the top knew it. So they did to Bernie what they did to Wilson.

[@stephenjohnson9632]

And they didn’t bring up all the blatant lies of Biden during the final primary debate between the Bernie and Biden.

[@marioreds7826]

Well, we already knew. But it's still interesting to hear that spelled out.

[@bruinsgoon]

And that’s what got us into the disaster we are in today. Bernie is still sharp as a razor. He would have been the greatest president of our generation

[@kailenmitchell8571]

Gotta show this to my friend who believed that Biden won the primary fare and square.

[@tkscott77]

Biden was not performing poorly - he was done.

[@kebrus]

Why can't America have more than 2 parties? I don't get it...

[@Listman11]

You don’t want more parties.

[@billduffe4472]

That would require a parliament or ranked choice which is way easier to get.

[@iamnoone5564]

Please explain why?

[@Iskelderon]

It's an inevitable result of the intentionally broken system.

[@nevillesmith426]

Too many people to bribe. Simple as that.

[@DirtPoorWargamer]

Yeah, sure, you were right about what the party did to Bernie. You also fell in line behind the people you knew were lying about it, and told us to do the same.

[@thicccorgi6187]

Yeah and?

[@OK-pi6fq]

Trump is historically a true danger. That’s why Bernie endorsed Biden.

[@DirtPoorWargamer]

@@thicccorgi6187 And look where that got us. I've been saying this was where we were gonna end up since 2016. Dems are looking around wondering what happened and how we got here. This is what happened.

[@jon0097]

How much better the USA would’ve been off if Bernie Sanders would have ran for president and won in 2020

[@caoimhin7122]

And 2016. He kept increasing his lead over Drumpf when Clinton kept losing her lead. It’s all big money. Get big money out of politics!

[@TheRuthyc]

Will there ever be a candidate that cares more for the people than money? Besides Bernie? I wish Bernie would fight against these corporate dems! I wish he would push Biden out and step in! His mind is strong and brilliant and it will be until the day he dies!

[@originalsportscaster]

Not his choice. The elite don't want him.

[@sacrebleu1371]

I would suggest in a perfect world, we would have seen Bernie as prez... given Trump is allowed on any ballot tells me how extreme the power of wealth, (tolerated by the people, with greed being pushed as the ultimate activity in life), is blatantly wielded.

[@johnhartley3022]

Cornell West, the guy the elites totally silence

[@ImNoahJade]

Man, we all knew, but that is just messed up. Imagine how different our conversations would be right now.

[@FoxyWilma]

Yes we knew that and that's why I can't stand liberals, corporate Democratics, and corporate media. You stack the deck against Bernie Sanders. Thanks to you, types of people we are in this mess now.

[@user-tj7nb9fu9t]

💯 %

[@Strommunism]

Got into two arguments with my boss over this, first last week and then again yesterday. I told him Bernie was beating Trump in polling in 2020. He denied and got mad. I was, of course, right, but I dropped it because he was so upset. Then yesterday he re-initiated the argument to tell me (puzzlingly) that Bernie wasn't even in the primaries in 2020. He made it sound like he fact checked it and I was like WTF, yes he was. So I fact checked him on the spot and noted how many of his precious neoliberal rags even noted that Bernie was the frontrunner until Super Tuesday. He still denies that the DNC screwed Bernie. Do not challenge the worldviews of neoliberals or DNC supplicants. They'll accuse you of being in bed with the fascists.

[@CJScratch]

All Political parties should be abolished ...

[@QMorrissey]

Absolutely imperative at least make these "private" parties divulge everything to public

[@shad0wCh8ser]

Soooo... if you want the Dems to win, Put up Bernie for Pres. and Katie Porter as VP. -Corporations won't like it but the ppl will vote for them both in droves.

[@loy-wh8sl]

I knew that when they all started dropping out and I was so pissed off, THEY ALL SOLD

[@reneeott1556]

I work at a restaurant where they have the local democrat town meetings and they had an election there to see who they were going to give their vote to and I was shocked when they chose Biden. I'm not saying he hasn't done some great things, it should have been Bernie and we would be in a different world. Both parties deserve better choices and both parties were robbed.

[@buzzomi]

Is this news though? Everybody with eyes and ears saw it happen

[@fredbakhuis7977]

Nothing new. Remenber questions being handed to one candidate

[@kingkazma_8037]

Damn we really aren't allowed to have a choice lol fuck

[@650mm]

I was very disappointed when Bernie wasn't the guy in 2020. The dems need to get some balls and elect someone the people actually want.

[@ashdav9980]

They don’t care who the people want…..you take who they want you to have. 😂😂😂

[@Lastjustice]

You can't get that if you vote blue no matter who. You don't make them earn your vote, so they don't.

[@aceq6207]

Blame Debbie Wasserman Schults i. 2016...and everyone else 2020 primaries

[@jmarcheseindependent]

OMG! That is why I won't register or ever call myself a Democrat. I almost always write in candidates. I had my Marianne Williamson gear on for the past year! Ditch the Dems. Time for another party!

[@josephrittenhouse5839]

Right! Exactly! I switched from independent to democrat in 2020 because it became obvious there wasn't even going to be a GOP primary, and I wanted to vote in the primary. Didn't even happen. When the primary got shut down AGAIN this time, I just gave up on primary participation at all, on any side and reregistered as an independent. At this point I'm considering voting for RFK jr. Not MY first pick...or...tenth...but...he's basically functioning at least.

[@GOLANX]

​@@josephrittenhouse5839vote Green, Jill Stien would stop the Genocide in Gaza, Tackle the Climate Crisis, create M4A, all the Policies we support, and not a watered down Corporatist.

[@Firinn_]

They did it in 2016 as well.

[@snoopy104]

Ana, that was me in 2015! As a conservative, when they nominated Trump, I just couldn't. Been a stalwart Republican since childhood, but that was a pill I couldn't swallow. Haven't voted for president since 2012. I wholesale reject the lesser of two evils argument since i've seen all it leads to is greater and greater evils....not to mention easily exploitable divisions amongst the people.

[@petedawg]

Warren did not withdraw. She stayed in.

[@ToryBohn]

I'm a solid republican, and i was planning to vote for bernie over trump back in 2016.

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

I always thought this happened, nice to hear someone confess to it. I also thought there were so many people running in the primaries to get fewer Bernie votes.

[@lovelife4111]

For people saying TYT did not say this, that is not accurate. They reported REPEATEDLY on this and talked about Obama’s involvement. For people saying the timing is bad, there is no reason to SUPPRESS THE TRUTH from an independent network. People are already accusing them of doing this simply because they have short memories. Tbh, a lot of you are acting like brats. Calm down.

[@anarchistcop8239]

Why would a Country where 50% of wealth rests w/ top 1%, Why would there be a "workers party"?

[@StukaJoe]

“Tired of being disrespected and lied to.” Spot on, Ana.

[@Iceman77772]

3:32 So sad that Bernie wasn't the Dem. nominee in 20' we wouldn't be in this horrible situation right now. He's older than Biden yet still sharp as a tack! Average people who are not into politics and undecided voters should educate themselves about who's really fighting for the working class and who are the corrupt corporate dems. who bow to their donors.

[@lizswank7239]

Yes Ana!! I am considering switching to independent too. I am so very embarrassed to be a do-nothing democrat. I think I'm about done.

[@Photologistic]

Duh, that was the only logical conclusion I think most of us knew this, but it’s great to hear it from a party weasel. Having been in congress should DISQUALIFY them at this point!!! Look what Congress did to, for example, AOC and Bernie. RFK Jr 100% 2024!!!

[@fiveandtwoball]

I think that was also done to Bernie Sanders in 2016.

[@justlooking2902]

Yup

[@wendywehner2320]

Yes

[@wabfunk]

The Republicans made this same mistake with Ron Paul. Ron Paul was a genuine saviour of the party for Republicans, just like Bernie was for the Dems with Hillary. Both Ron and Bernie would've saved their parties and the countries politics and country finance respectively. I'm with Anna on this. The politics of personality rears it's head as always once again. Politics continues to be a business of Personality worship, rather than Logical progression. At this point, it's about elite pollies just wanting to keep their employment percs, or positions of power on the floor. They don't really want to work for their money, they just want to maintain lifestyles doing damage control while beurocracy runs the country.

[@davidowens1424]

We don't have a representative government. We have 2 fascists factions opposing each other and we are caught in the middle.

[@TheRuthyc]

This will never get fixed in my lifetime.

[@OK-pi6fq]

It’s not liberal media. It’s corporate media and there’s a lot of liberals so corporations offer programs associated to who’s watching them. You go with the money goes. However, corporations are just as Republican in fact corporations Republicans don’t have any rules for them, the only thing that divides them is whether they’re toned down enough that there’s some sense of control to not lose the government.

[@eemoogee160]

Keep in mind the important distinction between liberal and leftist

[@Moonie95]

The state of America politics is just absolutely depressing. This is late stage capitalism, corporations/moneyed interests have completely taken over our government.

[@MC-br1gk]

Religion has been a bigly problem too. No sense of critical thinking comes from religious education. No moral connection between bible and 10 commandments. First four commandments are the worst ever. Worst ever. Religion breeds more fear in people. Religions are disgusting.

[@Navy35]

@@MC-br1gkyou sound Islamic phobic

[@embervine]

Power concedes nothing without a demand. If you want Dems to do something for you, vote 3rd party, and make them work for your vote.

[@mr.k3228]

This is excellent reporting! It still pisses me off.

[@welliguess]

I really hope they end up looking into Elizabeth Warren and what motivated her to stay in knowing she had no path and was hurting the progressive movement

[@ilikeducksable]

Nah, they’ll just sweep that under the rug. What is she even doing nowadays, she kind of backed off fighting wall street, at least publicly. Was that all just for her 2020 run and now that she knows she won’t ever be president she’s just coasting in the senate?

[@SopurkhKaur]

The bastards

[@hannamakela6989]

Even as a non-American, I cry tears of blood whenever I think what might have been, if only Sanders had been President. He would have been the best ever.

[@scott331]

Bernie had Biden by a lot!Republicans children and moderates children love Bernie! They are all Bernie Bros😊

[@theresawilliamson433]

Still cheating.

[@user-ez5es8sf6g]

I'm still angry about it

[@hadleytorres8171]

Anna lost me a while back for a variety of reasons, but she's not wrong here. The biggest issue we have is that there are enough comfortable people who just want to keep the status quo who vote accordingly. Or they just aren't engaged because they are comfortable and shit doesn't matter because nothing ever happens anyway. And the democrats have found that little niche where they remain relevant while doing nothing, but sounding heroic unto themselves.

[@here-right-here]

Yes, Anna, I'm so damned tired if being disrespected. I'm so damned sick of choosing between the lesser of two evils. I'm so damned tired of feeling unsafe, used as a piggybank, poor, exhausted - - at least I WAS! Yes, I was so effing sick of it all so I left 3 years ago. I don't feel sick anymore. Best decision ever. I can spend my last few years in better health. Still watching from afar.

[@hagancs]

“They” are the reason we are in this hellish pit.

[@user-tj7nb9fu9t]

Exactly

[@100Percent_Zeero]

Only 8 years behind The Jimmy Dore Show. 🤔 What does the "Y" stand for? ...🤔... Still ?!?! 🤣🤣

[@awdrifter3394]

TOT.

[@jeffwhite2511]

We need the election of Bernie, not the Weekend at Bidens

[@Rabmatic]

😂 touche

[@TheRadDabber]

It's almost like by undermining the democratic process they created a situation that was even worse for everyone in the future.

[@lynneanderson4255]

They didn't care. The media went right along with it.