Senator Bernie Sanders abruptly ended his sit-down interview with ABC News.
The Independent of Vermont left host Jonathan Karl this week when he refused to answer whether he thinks his progressive partner in the home representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for the Senate.
Sanders said that the interview was 'nonsense' after Karl had pushed him if AOC had to replace Senate Line Leader Senator Chuck Schumer after he had voted for the Republicans Budget to prevent a government closure.
After trying to close the line of interrogation, the Firebrand Senator got up in the middle of the interview and stormed out of the room – a moment that was caught on the camera when Karl Sanders encouraged not to make it short.
Sanders, no longer on the camera, called Sanders the discussion 'Inside the Beleway stuff' and suggested that there are larger fish to bake and then speculate about the future of leadership in the Democratic Party.
The senator then admitted and allowed Karl to get a final, non-AOC-related question that concentrated around his political future.
Senator Bernie Sanders shocked his ABC News-interviewer when he troubled his sit-down briefly when he was asked twice for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Sanders called it 'Beltway stuff' and said it was 'nonsense' to ask if she should challenge Senator Chuck Schumer for his senate chair in the midst of calling to him to resign from leadership
Sanders, 83, excluded the possibility that he would be on that photo of another presidential offer and noted that he is old and tired.
In the interview, Sanders blamed Van Schumer for allowing the continuous resolution last week, he did not go so far to support the calls to leave him primarie.
“You said that the approval of this bill, the continuous resolution, was an absolute failure of democratic leadership.” Who are you talking about? “Karl asked Sanders.
'Well, Schumer is the leader of the party, and it should not have happened, point out. There is no doubt about it, “he replied.
“But you know, when we talk about democratic leadership, we are talking about the Democratic party in general, you know,” he added. “It's not just Chuck Schumer. It is – you generally have a democratic party that is dominated by billionaires, just like the Republican Party. '
In the meantime, other Democrats, including AOC, have much harder words for Schumer.
Some demand that he decreases from leadership and promotes a more progressive democrat to challenge the minority leader in his next Primary, which is only in 2028.
Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were on their 'Fight Oligarchy' tour at the time of the interview taping
Sanders went back to end the interview after ABC News-guesthouse Jonathan Karl said he had another, non-AOC-related question
Schumer told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that he will not resign and defended his voice to prevent President Donald Trump and 'First Buddy' Elon Musk to close even more power by closing the government.
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez started a joint 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour, including a stop in Denver, Colorado at the weekend, where 34,000 attended a massive rally against President Donald Trump and billionaire 'First Buddy' Elon Musk.
“You are there with the AOC today,” said Karl in a pre -recorded interview that was broadcast on Sunday morning.
“You see her as a future of the progressive”, Karl started asking before he was cut off by Sanders who praised all the young leadership in the house Progressive Caucus.
“We have one of the unprecedented stories about what is going on in current American politics, is that in the house of representatives you have dozens and dozens of strong, smart, disciplined, hard -working young people in the progressive caucus,” said Sanders.
“Alexandria is extraordinary,” he said. “I am so impressed by her work in the congress and her – she just inspires young people throughout the country.”
“Would you like to see her with you in the Senate?” Karl followed.
This was enough to let Sanders stop the interview while he joked: 'At the moment we have, as I said, but a lot of people in the congress. Ok, Jonathan, thanks. '
At this point Sanders stood up from his chair and walked out of the camera.
An assistant walked in the background of Karl's Schot when Sanders got up from his chair – before he returned to sit down and end the interview warmly
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer is confronted with more calls to resign – but he does not fold on the pressure and told NBC News on Sunday that he did not 'repeat the mistakes' by former President Joe Biden by refusing to stop
'Wait, I have another one. This is an important – “said the ABC news host, where Sanders begged to let him end the interview.
“No, I asked you – no, you want to get nonsense, gain nonsense,” Sanders replied.
Then he fed Karl with: “I don't want to talk about the Beltway things.”
“I just asked you for AOC because she was with you there,” said Karl.
“Well, you know, well, but I don't want to talk about this – what was the last question?” Sanders asked.
Sanders came back to the frame when Karl said it would be easier to ask him if he was still sitting in front of the camera.
“I want to ask you about your future,” said Karl. 'You have come for President twice, this is the biggest crowd you have ever seen. Are we going to see you run again? What is your future? '
“No,” Sanders said simple. “At the moment I am very proud that the people of the state of Vermont sent me back to the Senate with 63 percent of the votes.”
“At the moment I am the Senator of Vermont. That's what I do. And I am very happy to do it, “he said.
“I am 83 years old. So – and I'm tired, “he chuckled.
