Democrats have announced that they will resist Trump’s presidency with every fiber of their being.
“I have no intention in pretending everything is alright, that we’re going to work together,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Cali.) said to MSNBC echoing the beliefs of many liberals. “I’m going to fight him every inch of the way.”
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is breaking from the anti-Trump comments of his colleagues and said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Thursday that he will work with the President-elect where he can.
“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 to Mika Brzezinski. “Trump has talked appropriately about a collapsing infrastructure, our roads, bridges, and water systems. If he is prepared to work with us on 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, (then) yes, let’s work together.”
Sanders also said that he wanted to work with the Trump administration on changing the nation’s position on international trade agreements like NAFTA and normal trade relations with China.
Though he did take a few shots at Trump as well, saying he would stand up against him on anything he viewed as discriminatory, climate change denial, or obstructing voter ID laws.
At least Sanders understands what Ronald Reagan said decades ago: someone you agree with 30 percent of the time is not your 100 percent enemy.
Watch the full interview below:
