Name: Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Missteps, Greed, Grandkids
Uploaded: 2020-03-28T09:14:50.000Z
Duration: 5 min 25 s
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-We should talk about coronavirus, if you don't mind.

I just don't know as a -- You know, I watch the news.

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And I just don't know who to really trust.

doesn't believe in the reality of climate change,

who is also not known to be much of a scientist...

And, clearly, at this moment, you need somebody you can trust

who is going to bring together the best scientists, doctors,

to do everything that we can to halt this terrible pandemic.

there are some things we have to do right away.

The idea that we have so many of our people in this country --

the only country on Earth, major country,

that doesn't guarantee healthcare to all people --

we have to make sure that everybody right now

feels free when you're sick to go to a doctor

And you know what? The government will pay that bill.

Number two, we are the only major country on Earth

So, if you can believe it, there are people who are sick today

who may actually believe they have symptoms of the coronavirus

who are going to work because they have no income.

They got to feed their families. They go to work.

We have got to do what every other country on Earth does

and guarantee paid family and medical leave

and do it right now on an emergency basis.

There's a lot of work being done globally

"Well, we can't guarantee that it will be affordable.

Well, that is a crock. That is ridiculous.

We have got to make sure that when that vaccine comes out,

it is available to everybody in this country

because they think that he's going to be --

And then they're going to say that Trump is going to have

the President of the United States' responsibility.

And why you would appoint a Vice President to lead this

whose own particular record with regard to science,

with regard to the HIV virus, has been pretty pathetic.

to the American people is bring the best minds in the country,

As a leader, that's what you can be doing.

it is demoralizing for the American people.

your face lit up when I mentioned your grandkids.

-I have seven very beautiful grandchildren.

How old is the oldest grandkid? Like, 60? 63?

So she knows what's going on in the world

and knows the issues and what the president does.

-Yeah, we drag them out to a whole lot of rallies.

-Yeah. What do they want? What's their concern?

And what is the future for our grandkids?

And one of the reasons that I'm running for President

and for kids all over this country and all over the world.

but there should not be a half a million people

sleeping out on the streets of America tonight.

Half of our people should not live paycheck to paycheck.

87 million should not lack the health care that they need.

All of our kids deserve quality education

regardless of the ZIP code that you live in.

We should lead the world in combating climate change.

We got to end the racist and broken criminal justice system

and a completely discombobulated immigration system