Bernie Sanders blasts Donald Trump as “an embarrassment for our country”

[DonViejo]

Sanders says Trump's "slurring of the Latino community is not something that should be going on in the year 2015"

SOPHIA TESFAYE

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has had it with Donald Trump and comparisons of his campaign to that of the billionaire mogul and GOP frontrunner.

The Vermont senator told the New York Times Magazine that he not only disagreed with Trump’s views on immigration but that he found Trump’s entire campaign to be an embarrassment. Asked by Ana Marie Cox in a short interview what he thought of “Trump’s surge in the polls,” Sanders responded, “not much.” Sanders went on to slam Trump as an “embarrassment for our country,” citing his “slurring of the Latino community”:

I think Donald Trump’s views on immigration and his slurring of the Latino community is not something that should be going on in the year 2015, and it’s to me an embarrassment for our country.

Sanders and Trump briefly crossed paths this weekend at the Iowa State Fair, where presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle visited the famed Soapbox and chowed down on a variety of fried delectables. “I apologize, we left the helicopter at home. It’s in the garage,” Sanders joked, mocking Trump’s splashy appearance at the fair via helicopter (the billionaire offered free rides to children and told them he was Batman.)

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[JI7]

1. and the fucking shit media following him aroud

[Admiral Loinpresser]

2. Chuck Todd was impressed.

I think there is too much happening to ignore.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. This is bound to provoke a response.

Trump is notoriously thin-skinned and very poor at debating. It's all bluster with him. Personal attacks.

Bernie will be fine, and the contrast couldn't be "richer."

[Kenjie]

11. Trump is all but certain to respond

and since the traditional media is obsessed with him, it will be interesting to see if they choose between the competing goals of ignoring Bernie or promoting the Trump's theatrics.

[Lucky Luciano]

16. Agreed - I was thinking this could have been a good strategy to

...get coverage if trump gets bombastic towards Bernie.

[PatrickforO]

4. Trump IS an embarrassment to this county

[Juicy_Bellows]

5. Agreed. He is an embarrassment to humans. Nt.

[mythology]

22. This is the correct answer

Trump is far too much of an embarrassment to be limited to just one country.

[tavernier]

6. If Trump didn't exist

and a playwright made up a character for the stage, using Trump's personality and language, along with the mop of vaudevillian hair and baggy clown pants, the audience would be falling in the aisles screaming in laughter, especially if the role had him running for president.

Bernie is right... He is an embarrassment. Other countries are watching, and we should start acting like we have a bit of pride and dignity in this process.

Of course it still is early yet and the funny man in the floppy shoes is giving free helicopter rides, so maybe we will sober up when fair time is over and the blizzards of January set in.

[Scarsdale]

21. Wasn't W enough?

Remember the headlines n the London newspaper when W was placed into the WH? "How could 58 million people be SO DUMB?" Trump might be the next unbelievable, unqualified gop President. Years ago people overseas saw American tourists as bragging, overbearing dumbasses. Well, here comes The Donald, personally being that tourist loud and clear.

[mythology]

23. He kind of reminds me of Ignatius J Reilly

A blustering self important fool who doesn't realize he an idiot.

[okasha]

7. Very true.

But as long as it's the Republican china shop he's trashing, he should be encouraged.

[Sunlei]

8. another Republican embarrassment, but its good for people to be warned millions will be deported,

if people cut their own throats and vote in more RW.

[demwing]

9. I've said it previously: Trump is the perfect opponent for Bernie

What we have in Trump is a picture perfect example of a 1%er trying to buy his way into political power. Where Bernie is all about the issues, Trump couldn't care less about "issues" - unless the issue is Trump!

I swear ta god, if Donald Trump didn't exist, Bernie Sanders would have to create him.

[Amimnoch]

10. Bernie is definitely right there!

Trump is an embarrassment. I will say this though, Trump's done us more favors than he has his own party. I am thoroughly enjoying watching them squirm.. i just need a larger bucket of popcorn.

Who's comparing Bernie's campaign to Trump? I don't see it at all. If anything, I see Senator Sanders campaign to being more similar to Ron Paul circa 2008. There's so much more to compare there.

[red dog 1]

12. K&R

I can't wait to hear Trump's response to Bernie's remarks.

[Stevepol]

13. I would enjoy watching a Sanders vs Trump debate.

Sanders would trounce him by any metric.

But it would have no effect on the outcome of the race one way or the other. The contest, if it's between Trump and Sanders I believe will be decided this time as in 2004 by the voting machines.

[Fearless]

20. It would be like Paul Ryan in the VP debates.

Dead to rights after the first rebuttal.

[trof]

14. "Idiocracy" is here.

"It's got electrolytes!"

[Helen Borg]

15. Trump is no more of an embarrassment

Than the rest of the Republican field...

[Marie Marie]

17. Can a person be a charicature of themself?

If so, Trump has got this nailed.

[Uncle Joe]

18. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, DonViejo.

[Fearless]

19. Trump is basiccally that slightly racist uncle at Thanksgiving dinner who downs a bottle of wine

Sometimes you just need to bash your own head on the table to make it stop.

[Dont call me Shirley]

24. "I apologize, we left the helicopter at home. It’s in the garage,” Sanders joked." LOL...

Love Bernie's sense of humor!

[kimbutgar]

25. I so 100% agree with Bernie

I was driving across town and heard trump's press conference today, by the time I got home I was so angry and disgusted. That a$$hole thinks he is presidential caliber. He is a joke and embarrassment. It really doesn't say much about the republican voters and then he had the audacity to say he has Democrats also supporting him. I don't think so. No rational thinking person would even think about voting for this bloviating megalomaniac jerk. And I wanted to vomit over the call girl saying he was a great lover. I can't even stand to look at this oranges haired freak.

[Thinkingabout]

26. Well, Donald has left Bernie out of his statements, it will be coming up very soon.

[Sunlei]

27. took a look back to 8/17/2015 when the republican just started to ramp-up his show