Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced his bid Monday for a third term and aimed to earn more support in the November 2018 election by promising to be President Trump’s worst enemy in the Senate.
“Today, I am announcing my intention to run for re-election to the United States Senate in 2018,” Sanders wrote on Twitter.
“These are frightening and unprecedented times. We have a president who is not only a pathological liar, but someone who is trying to win votes by dividing our nation up based on the color of our skin, our country of origin, our religion, our gender or our sexual orientation,” he continued. “If reelected, you can be sure that I will continue to be the fiercest opponent in the Senate to the rightwing extremism of Trump and the Republican leadership.”
I have some important news to share, and I wanted you to hear it from me: Today, I am announcing my intention to run for re-election to the United States Senate in 2018.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 21, 2018
If reelected, you can be sure that I will continue to be the fiercest opponent in the Senate to the rightwing extremism of Trump and the Republican leadership.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 21, 2018
The Independent lawmaker caucuses with the Democratic Party but has endorsed socialist ideas that are far more progressive than those of moderate liberals.
Sanders, who turns 77 years old in September, would be 83 years old at the conclusion of a third term, if elected.
The senator became a household name by challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democrat’s 2016 presidential nomination.
The Cook Political Report declared last September Sanders’ seat a “solid Democrat.”
