i don't know how you feel about bernie sanders.e hearing the story of howard schultz when he talks about growing up in federally subsidized housing and become a billionaire in a country where you can chase the american dream and do that yourself rather than taking handledouts. >> schultz is the american dream. i support entrepreneurs. what's going on today isn't really politics anymore. it's policy. and the decision to change laws around taxing individuals that are very successful varies from state to state. what i find so fascinating because i'm watching this happen very, very quickly. post pandemic economy, this is something policy makers haven't really thought through yet. but the money which seeks the path of least resistance, investors like me are watching this happen in front of their eyes. free pandemic 90% of your employees worked in the office. post pandemic 40 to 45% are never returning. so it's easy to move headquarters wherever we want and leave our employees in areas where they wish to live. but what matters, there are

vermont senator, bernie sanders. president biden announced this week that he's running for reelection and you have already endorsed him. why is it that not a single leading democrat is willing to contest that nomination in the primary in primary? >> i suspect that has to do with the real fear with the growth extreme right. the party has become an extremist right wing party. this is a party that, not all, but many don't believe in democracy anymore. you have many republicans maintaining the lie that trump actually won the election. you have republicans working overtime to deny low income people, people of color, young people the right to vote. people who defended the insurrection in january 6. so the first answer to your question, chris is that i think there's a great fear in this country about attacks even democracy. we want to maintain democracy. >> so you're saying it's more fear of donald trump and maga than it is enthusiasm for joe biden? >> i think that's half of it. but the other half is a recognition, i think,

vermont senator, bernie sanders. president biden announced this week that he is running for re-election. you have already endorsed him. why is it that not a single leading democrat is willing to contest that nomination in the primaries? why do you think that is? >> i suspect it has to do with a fear of the growth of right wing extremism in this country. that is the republican party over the last number of years, akexaccelerated by trumpism, is right wing extremist party. not all by any means. but many don't believe in democracy anymore. you have many republicans maintaining the lie that trump actually won the election. you have republicans working overtime to deny low-income people, young people, people defended the insurrection. there's a great fear in this country about attacks on democracy. >> you are saying it's more fear of donald trump and maga than it is enthusiasm for joe biden? >> i think that's half of it. the other half is a recognition, i think, that while biden has not done everything i would like to hav

no, britney spears took a picture of it and it went, yeah, but at least now i know what bernie sanders thinks of britney spears. yeah, it was a little disorienting running maureen's twitter account because has, like, a trillion followers and. it was she doesn't look at any of this. so it was all like on me. every now and then we'd write something that was either really spicy or that people on twitter didn't like. and i'd look down at my phone and it was just like, i got one notification once that was like it was like from twitter and it was, you're getting a lot of notifications, like, here's how to handle that. i would turn phone off because it was just out control. she'd be like, how's the column doing? i'd like, well, starting a conversation i am. i too sensitive? when i was little thought you could die. if someone criticized, you could die like it was leukemia or something. you would die if. my parents criticized me, so my family off their chairs laughing. and then i'm in this profession where it's like the godfather. i take one of theirs, they take one of mine. we go to the mattre

bernie sanders, independent of vermont. the minister of labor and pensions, joins us now.enator, it's good to have you. it seems like it was a very straightforward and easy decision for you to endorse the president for reelection. why? >> i don't think that we have been many alternatives here. what's at stake is a feature of american democracy. what's at stake is rather we have a right wing demagogue running this country, pathological liars, people trying to divide us. or if we reelect somebody who's a very decent human being who's trying to do the opposite, trying to bring the american people together. chris, i think it's a surprise to nobody, when i say that i disagree with my biden on many issues. but on the other hand, i think that he deserves credit for what he has accomplished, and our job now as a progressive movement as to rally the country to know the next four years, complete some of the efforts begun over for the first administration. that means that we have to keep our eyes on the prize. we have to understand that today, tens of millions of working people are s

bernie sanders is a year older than him. one bernie sanders seems very sharp to me. >> of course he is. >> sean: donald trump did an interview with me, did one with mark levine. having a serious conversation, totally and completely in touch of where he is in very, very articulate. but that's not joe biden. but go ahead. >> that's not joe biden. that's a perfect example, sean. bernie sanders is a year older than biden is. the man is very articulate. if you listen to bernie sanders talk, he's crazy, you aren't confused about what he's trying to do and what is equating to you. donald trump is 4-5 years younger than him. the man can stand up unprompted without any teleprompter and he can talk for two hours and he's very articulate and very easy to understand and very easy to relate to. this man, he thinks is going to campaign for the next two years from the basement like he did last year and that the press is going to protect him. he did his rollout, from crying out loud, from a very heavily edited area. they are going to seques

i think it is only the first $185,000 now or whatever, and i think bernie sanders said if we start doing50,000 as well, it would be solvent for like 70 years. and even if we only did 400,000, that it would still make it solvent for another 30. host: you're talking about raising the cap, as it is known. guest: there is a number of great things in the question that i just want to emphasize and reiterate. let me start with the second part of the question about specifically the mechanism of increasing the amount of earnings subject to social security tax. social security solvency as our more popular, per se, but that is one that surveys relatively well. a lot of people favor that. the component of a social security solution, in large part because the bu

and joining now on booktv from the tucson festival of books is senator bernie sanders of vermont. thank you. yeah, his most recent book is it's okay be angry about capitalism senator. what's your definition of capitalism. well, what this book is about is a nation which is moving to open capitalism where motivated by incredible greed, we now have more income and wealth inequality than we've had in the history of our country we have three people owning more wealth than the bottom half of american society in america. today, we have more of ownership. we're in sector after sector, agriculture, financial services, fewer and fewer huge corporations control what we purchase. we have a political system which is increasingly corrupt because as a result, citizens united, billionaires are now able to spend unlimited amounts of money buying and selling politicians and all of that. all we are moving toward an oligarchic form of society, something we have got to reject and to fight back against. so when when it comes to itself, are you an anti-capitalist. so if you want to go out, start a busin

bernie sanders. but, you know, he's older, sojut it's not an age thing. >> s i just don'eet see him. o they're trying to prevent you from making it to the generalin election by tying you up in lawsuits, charging me with crimes. you've ch described the process, the old soviet process, y and you've described it as illegitimate. scribeif this goes to trial andn get convicted, how would you ind the middle of a presidential campaign? i would show off a statute o it's fso sta limitationtu are years off.o it's hard to believe, you know, usually when you have somethingv like this, the democrats say, oh, he's terrible guilty.y the democrats have evenm said i'm innocent. i watch some of these. i think it was andrew mccabe, the fbi guy, who i fired. he came out, he said they'veand got no cassaide. sai they've all come out and said it. and then you've andrew mccarthy, you've had jonathan turley, greg jarrett, dershowitz, all them, everybodyy like. they and they're down the middle., people, they see it.there' the

justice clarence thomas we will dive into those issues during our exclusive interview with senator bernie sanders, coming up first. plus the daily shows jorda klepper knows a thing or two about nra convictions, and mag republicans. i will get his thoughts on the culture of guns, and the peopl who still support donald trump and i spent the day with congressman jamal bowman at th school he founded in new york. spoiler alert, he does not think teachers should carr firearms >> it feels a lot like the new cycle is spinning really quickly. we should not lose sight of th fact that each major story thi week could have a direct impac on both our country, and our lives. and on our health, the court system continues to battle ove access to a key abortion pill. and in the shadow of that fight, florida governor ron desanti quietly signed a six-wee abortion ban into law, at 11 p at night on our states feet, talk for the borough publican nomination, priest are loyal to the nra an then a series of mass shooting across the united states including one just last night. on the national security sid of our co

bernie sanders is 81.nd i played for him the clip of nikki haley that you talked about earlier where she has questioned whether or not anybody over the age of 75 to have a mental competency test. he pushes back on that and he says, look, each one is an individual. but, you know, one of the -- it gets to be an interesting conversation because at one point i say, look, there are people i would submit like bernie sanders who is a young 81. i don't think anybody would question his energy or vigor. a lot of people question joe biden's energy, vigor and competency. and then there is the question, well, you could be okay at 80. what about 82 or 86, which is where biden would be at the end of a term. one of the questions i have is, it's become routine that presidential candidates share their medical records. why should it be off -- you know, we are allowed know their cholesterol count but why with particularly someone older, why not have them take a cognitive test? i don't know that i think it's so outrageous. >>

he hasn't lost anything bernie sanders but he's older. so it's not an age thing.t see him. >> so they're trying to prevent you from making to it the general election. >> yes. >> by tying you up in lawsuits charging you with crimes. >> the old soviet process. >> and you've described it as ill legitimate f. this goes to trial and you get convicted in the middle of a presidential campaign how would you respond? >> it's so off the statute of limitations, years off, it's hard to believe. you know, usually when you have something like this, the democrats say he's terribly guilty. the democrats have even said, i'm insoenlt i watched some of these, i think it was andrew mack mccabe, the fbi guy who i fired, he came out and said they've got no case. they've all come out and said i. and then you've had andrew mccarthy. everybody like and they're down the middle people. they say, there's no crime? there's no anything. think of it, tucker. i've been through 7 years of [bleep] investigations. 7 years. they've looked at it, i have a very big company n. fact when they finally go

host: this is from bernie in new york. hi. caller: good morning. i agree that the debt ceiling should be raised. that's a given. but what i am more interested in is a survey of the american people that's been broadcast by certain media indicating that 70% of the electorate does not want him to run. they should follow that up. if he does run, will they choose him? i am one of those that do not want him to run. i do not believe it is a good idea. but if he runs, given what's in front of us on the other side, it's and no-brainer. -- a no-brainer. i'm voting for him. he's too old. because on the other side it is maga. guest: he summed up the problem that democrats are facing pretty well. we've spoken to a number of centrist democrats who would prefer somebody younger and more diverse to run for the seat. president joe biden is 80 years old. he's served his term. there was talking may not serve again. that appears to not be the case. he'll announces reelection this week. -- announce's reelection this week. but there is a group of democrats who do not wa

for example, bernie sanders is a year older than him. bernie sanders seems very sharp to me recently. donald did an interview with me. he did one with tucker. he did with mark levine. he was sharp as a tack. he sat there for well, over an hour, well versed on every issue of the day. having a serious conversation totally, completely in touch with where he is and and very, very articulate. and but that's not joe biden. that's that. but go ahead. that's not joe biden. that's a perfect example on bernie sanders is a year older than biden is . the man's very articulate. if if you listen to bernie sanders talk, you know, i mean, he's crazy, but you're not confused. about what he wants to do and what he's trying to explain to you. it's not donald trump is four or five years younger than him. the man can stand up unprompted ,that any teleprompter, anything else, and he can talk for two hours. and he's very articulate and he's very easy to understand. and he's very easy to relate to this man. he thinks he's going to campaign for the next two year

so, that was the weekend at bernie's as i have been calling it first campaign.f you out there who don't remember bernie was a dead man, they made a movie about him. what is most remarkable wasn't just that movie. they actually made weekend at berniey's 2. and it was not as big of a hit because a dead man is tough to keep alive for that long. and that is metaphorically speaking i think what the biden white house is trying to do. al roker might be the most congenital, easiest going interviewer on the planet and joe biden could barely get through an interview with him. bret baier just had on jesse, i'm sure you saw 150 days since biden had an actual press conference. he can't speak, he can't walk. he certainly can't climb the stairs. there's no way in my opinion, no matter how many influencers they have working in his favor, there is zero fan base for joe biden out there. people voted against trump. that's it. >> jesse: how was your easter and the easter bunny almost had to come and save the guy. jorge, who i believe has been on "jesse watters primetime," was fight

governor ron desantis and senator bernie sanders. first, ron desantis, his book, the florida governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate, released his newest book, the courage to be free. florida's blueprint for america's revival. now, governor desantis launched his book tour last week with events in his home state of florida. and he recently made a stop at the ronald reagan library in california, where booktv cameras were. and in what is being viewed as another sign of his presidential ambitions. he's also expected to make book tour stops in the early caucus and primary states of iowa, new hampshire and nevada. to early reviews of the governor's memoir paint a very different picture of the book in the washington exam. paul bedard writes, quote, desantis this bo goes on sale tuesday, but it's already the number one bestseller on amazon, suggesting growing excitement around his possible presidential bid. but in the new york times, jennifer sully writes, quote, for the most part, the courage to be free is courageous, certainly f

sanders actually had an interview recently . bernie sanders, you'll remember ram in 20162020 as a very successful popular candidate, but also late did not clinch the candidacy for democratic party. and he attracted a lot of young voters as well. and he was recently quoted, and i think a new york magazine interview where people say, well, are you going to run again, any sort, of course i'm way too old. there are many other people out there. let's get some new people in there. and so clearly biting to see something out in the political landscape, united states that's making him think, you know what, there's not going to be that new blood, not just yet. i need to continue building this bridge to some new generation to someone else is ready to take over. so as you said, it's a long way to go before the nomination and the election. but what would a 2nd divide in administration? offer the u. s. off of the american people, i mean beyond any specific policy point or initiatives, you know, by the way, you know, he's really state his claim on this idea of democracy. securing democracy at home du

in europe, they call themselves social democrats and i'm wondering why bernie sanders calls himself a democratic-socialist and i wonder if that feeds into the paranoia? about we can't become a socialist country. you just sort of answered that saying the various different types of capitalism and socialism and, to my year, i think if bernie sanders and people who have similar political ideologies as mr. sanders, senator sanders, perhaps, the average american could digest the actual definition of a social democrat because it is emphasizing democrat. i think it should be changed to social democrat. >> i have no idea why bernie sanders does what he does or doesn't do. i agree i feel the phrase democratic-socialist is not helpful and think it is a shame he uses it but one of the things that is important to point out, we could have a long conversation about european social democracy in the different ways in which many metrics shows it works better in terms of health and well-being and happiness. the evidence is really clear and we talk about that toward the end of our book. but also, you don

now is where i wish i had bernie and elizabeth and aoc and the others here. the limit of this theorem is if you were able redistribute all income. so that everyone came out exactly the same if you were to do that there would be no income whatsoever. let me describe it to you in order to get complete redistribute of income so that everyone out exactly the same. what you would have to do, you'd have to tax everyone makes above the average income 100% of the excess. you would me you'd have to everyone below the average income up to the average income. now if you actually did that, that's the only way you get them all equal. if you actually did that. elizabeth warren, any ideas? well, if you actually did tax above the average income, 100% of the access, and if you did actually subsidize everyone below the average income up to the average income, i'll stipulate tonight counselor that everyone be equal at zero. that is math this is not left wing right wing liberal conservative republican group. it's just plain math. and that is the theorem, i think really is import

during the 2016 campaign, bernie sanders often drew larger crowds than donald trump.at his wake a rally, announcing his campaign, donald trump drew an audience that he claimed was thousands and thousands, many of the journalists covering used this language. ontv reporter said there were hundreds of people. we examined photos and we asked readers to send us more images. the crowd was larger then we and is fairly reported, less than 1500 people, but a few thousand people, not as trump likes to make you think, tens of thousands of people. the reality is donald trump support is waning and it is shriveling toward impotence. he doesn't even have the support of a majority of republicans, and republicans and america are a minority party. amy: i went to go back to what alvin bragg said he will prosecute, cases like marijuana misdemeanors, resisting arrest, prostitution, and more, with the republicans are making the most up he will go after crime but go after donald trump. let's talk about this white-collar crime. you haven't just covered him for the last for years. you have wr

mike mentioned bernie sander falling in line, elizabeth warren was very complimentar of the president today look, i think that's one of th best thing that joe biden ha got going for him right now, i that he has the left lined u behind him everybody had to convinced tha he was progressive enough in 2020 is already in his cabinet or in his corner bernie sanders, elizabet warren, aoc spoke very highl of him on this network over th weekend. he's got that locked up. on the republican side, they are just kind of taking this a a two front war here o republican media so your fox news, you ar newsmax, and your so forth they are painting of a picture of a president who is feckless and corrupt, they are talkin about a hunter biden investigation which is not really gotten off the ground here in the rest of the planet and then they're focusing on the economy, they're going t continue to hammer the president on inflation i particular, and we will se where these debt ceiling talks go and how close we get to default and whether that becomes the kind of thing that the republicans try to han around his

host: there was bernie in pleasantville, oregon. chuck, from maryland, democratic carl or -- caller. caller: thank you for taking my call. i'd like to point out to people who are trying to draw and equivalency between -- an equivalency between the charges of donald trump and charges were not brought against john kennedy. there was no criminal penalty for bill clinton, because of his -- because of their affairs. the charges against donald trump have nothing to do, really, with his dalliance with stormy daniels. it's about the illegal payment o f hush money in order to influence an election and it was never properly reported. i think that is an important distinction. i'd also like to point out to those people who say that nothing ever happens to the democrats, that bill clinton was in fact impeached. host: chuck you are referencing the arraignment, the charges brought by the manhattan district attorney. you can find the entire document on our website, c-span.org, if you want to read it. elaine in greenville, south carolina, republican

i'll speak with vermont senator bernie sanders and house republican whip tom emmer next.running. the official 2024 roster grows. >> there's more to infinish the job. >> i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >> but as the former president dominates gop polls, is there room in the party for anyone but trump? new candidate and former arkansas governor asa hutchinson joins me ahead. plus, lessons learned. a family secret. >> i was born to a father that was a nazi. >> now arnold schwarzenegger is using his father's past to try to confront his problems. >> this should never, ever happen again. >> hello, i'm dana bash in washington where the state of our union is recovering. while washington came out they mingled, they laughed as journalists joined political leaders at the white house correspondents dinner last night, president biden highlighted the importance of a free press amid jokes about his age and house republicans. >> the free press is a pillar, is the pillar of free society, not the enemy. >> now it's back to business this morning with only weeks to avert