Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Thursday he’s prepared to work with President-elect Trump on a few key issues, and said it makes no sense not to try just because he opposed Trump’s candidacy.
“I don’t think it makes sense to say, no, we’re not going to work in any way, in any form, with the Trump administration,” Sanders said on MSNBC.
“Trump has talked appropriately about a collapsing infrastructure, roads, bridges and water systems,” he said. “If he is prepared to work with us on rebuilding America’s crumbling infrastructure and creating millions of jobs, and doing it in a way that doesn’t privatize our infrastructure or give tax breaks to billionaires, yes, let’s worth together.”
“If he is prepared to work with us on a trade policy which works for the American worker and not just the CEO of large multinational corporations, let’s work together in those areas,” he added.
But Sanders cited several other areas where he wouldn’t be willing to compromise with Trump.
“There cannot be any compromise on bigotry. Trump’s campaign has tried to divide us up. There can be no compromise there,” he said.
“There can be no compromise, in my view, on protecting American democracy, working against voter suppression that many republican governors are trying to bring about,” Sanders added. “And in my view, there can’t be any compromise on climate change.”
