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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

At 83 years old, Sanders is not running for president again. But the stooped and silver-haired democratic socialist has emerged as a leader of the resistance to Donald Trump's second presidency. In tearing into Trump's seizure of power and warning about the consequences of firing tens of thousands of government workers, Sanders is bucking the wishes of those who want Democrats to focus on the price of eggs or "roll over and play dead." For now, at least, Sanders stands alone as the only elected progressive willing to mount a national campaign to harness the fear and anger of the sprawling anti-Trump movement.

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He drew a crowd of 4,000 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday night. He faced another 2,600 or so the next morning a few hours away in Altoona, Wisconsin, a town of less than 10,000 residents. And his crowd of 9,000 in suburban Detroit exceeded his own team's expectations. By design, each stop was in a swing U.S. House district represented by a Republican.

Sanders, who was just elected to his fourth Senate term from Vermont, conceded that this is not the role he expected to play at this stage of his career.

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-11 02:15 AM | Reply

^

FTA, for you fair-use freaks.

#2 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-11 02:16 AM | Reply

I give major kudos to Sen Sanders.

He seems to be one of the few (oh so very few) who are willing to step up and criticize what Pres Trump has been doing.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-11 02:31 AM | Reply

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