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

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,

i don't know how you feel about bernie sanders.ng 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 two ve

and so i get a kick out of bernie sanders because he's so rigid and one time you know when he was running for i got a ten minute interview with him and it happened to be valentine's day and so i said mr. sanders did you get your wife something for valentine's day and he began yelling at me, valentine's day, it's not important, you know, the is important or whatever. health care is important. stop talking nonsense. so i always thought it would be really funny to go bernie sanders and then ask him a bunch of super frivolous questions. so he wanted to push his bill and it was very detailed. and so we go to vermont we had our frivolous questions ready and we asked him what he thought of britney spears and do lip he gets this piece of paper out of his where he's written down all the important policy things. he's shoving it in face and she just like waving it. like britney spears. 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,

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 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. >>

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

senator bernie sanders independ and from vermont, has his latest book out as well. it's called it's okay to be angry about capitalism. writing about the senator's book for the guardian newspaper. zoe williams says that sanders book is easily as frustrating and depressing as it is galvanizing and uplifting precisely because sanders is such a straight forward thinker and writer. he insists on some facts that the political establishment on both sides willfully ignores. and one other book to note that's just been recently published. essayistnd longtime time magazine critic lance morrow is out with his latest book. looking back on his career in journalism. it's titled the noise of typewriters. reviewing the book for the wall street journal, james rosen calls the book, quote, a memoir that is less a sequential narrative th a series of impressions and vignettes. unabashedly digressive, invariably provocative. now you will find these authors and books in the near future on booktv. in fact, lance morrow was just our guest on our long form in-depth program in february. also co

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't have to go into social democracy. you can go into the history of this country. one thing i like to quote a lot is under dwight eisenhower who was a republican. the marginal tax rate on the wealthiest americans was 90%. that would be staggering

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 during democr

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

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

has really been pleasing to bernie sanders.a huge disappointment. but -- yeah right now, again, the just any kind of a signal, and doesn't -- you know, maybe we are not getting kevin mccarthy enough credit maybe he can negotiate something here that kind of turns the ship toward growth. that is what we're missing. >> final comments? >> i hate to be sort of negative nancy here but, ultimately, you will, the fed, continues to raise rates going to continue to be a challenge for u.s. economy, frankly some level regardless what oil does. >> we leave dlit great conversation james freeman john catsimatidis jason brady tyler goodspeed cheryl casone, thank you so much everybody have a great day we will see you again tomorrow "varney & company" stuart: all right, good morning , maria and good morning beings everyone. yes, we have the all-important inflation report. it is a pointer to your buying power, and to the future course of interest rates. in the last year, consumer prices went up exactly 5%.

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 country, a

bernie sanders took himself ou today. so now he's got to unify the party and claw back his number on the economy >> amy, same question to you why do you think he does not get more credit for hi accomplishments? you live in kentucky and i kno it is red state, but you friends and neighbors, whe they have to go get insulin an see that the prices kept, they do not feel good about that or they do not know the president is responsible for it? >> i think it is america and people tend to want to blame the problems on the leadership that is sort of how we think sometimes. but i do believe that when i comes down to it, it is also going to be about who he run against. and when people put joe bide against, who is it going to be donald j trump they are going to have a clear choice there it is going to turn out, hopefully, the same way that i did in 2020. but we have a lot of work to do >> garrett, what is th reaction on capitol hill to th announcement >> this has been widel expected for months. mike mentioned bernie sander falling in,

i can't think a few people but you to discuss all this within senator bernie sanders who joins me now he is the author of the ne book, it is okay to be angry about capitalism i don't know how you found the time to write a book amids everything going on, when whic touches on so many issue impacting all of us. we will get to that in a momen but i just wanted to start i with a few items in the news this week. there were new revelations senator, this week, abou supreme court justice clarence thomas and his financial relationship with a billionair harlan crow. just this morning there's even new reporting about some accuracies on his financia disclosure forms your call sent - your colleague in the whit house is calling for investigations on clarence thomas for potential ethic violation. do you back senato whitehouse's call? >> i think that senato whitehouse is on the right track. the supreme court does not hav to go along with the same type of ethics rules that members o congress and other judges do at the time we ended tha leniency for the supreme court some of what we are readin about in

stuart: senator bernie sanders looking to tax the rich.5% tax on estates worth 4. 5,000,065% tax on estates worth $1 billion. brian brenberg it, this is legalized that from beyond the grave. brian: there should be no estate tax for everybody. they paid taxes on that money. this is the government stealing something it didn't already get. i hate the we have senators in this country when we are in an excess to show battle for world economy talking about this. stuart: all they want to do is tax the rich. doesn't matter which year it is, that is all they want to do. brian: when kevin mccarthy tried to find a solution to the debt ceiling and repeats the same stupid words fair share, fair share, this economy will crumble if all he can do is tear at those words. stuart: i pay 50% of my income in income taxes, is that a fair share, take happened they want more? brian: estate tax, gone. we one elon musk on inflation. watch this. >> there is not a magical cure, except increase the productivity. these covid stimulus bills were generated more currency.

oh, boy, randi weingarten was a fan, bernie sanders, al sharpton. the people of chicago. a narrow majority but it counts, he laid out a strategy for making the city safer. >> a city that is safer for everyone. by investing in what actually works to prevent crime. that means youth. , mental health centers, ensuring law enforcement has resources to solve and prevent crimes. >> a couple problem, johnson has play the defund police game. high talked about it. that is what he is about. cops in the city don't trust him. the police union warned if he was election -- elected thousands of officers might leave the force, either quitting or retiring early. but windy city is not only place facing headwinds. in san francisco, a beloved tech executive father of two stabbed to death on the street last night. bob lee founded cash app and worked for other start up, elon musk weighing in tweeting: >> he tagged, the mayor, of san francisco. on that question. the insanity does not end there not on one coast. not in midwest or left coast but in texas. austin, a leader of a antipolice activism

senator bernie sanders will join me tomorrow night. we have some breaking news to get through the show tonight alex wagner tonight gens right now. >> i think california is going to be an insane race >> oh, man, is it ever >> thank you, my friend, as always and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour >>> remember when a mint company had to denounce a candidate for president? remember that? the company was tiktok, and in october 2016 they released this statement. tiktok respects all women. we find the recent statements and behavior completely inappropriate and unacceptable tiktok was referencing a newly unearthed tape from 2005 where you could hear 2016 presidential candidate donald trump describing his own vulgarity at this point we know how that statement ends with the suggestion it is okay to grab women by their genitals against their will when you're a star, they let you do it. a couple days after that tape was released trump defended his remarks in a debate against hillary clinton. >> describe kissing women without consent an

i you know -- and there's some things that i agree with bernie sanders on.w, but there's a lot of things that i don't. i have no problem getting rid of student debt. but if we're going get rid of student debt we're going to give the people that work their butts off and pay loans off on their loan we're going give them a break somehow or give them cashback. >> what is your thought on the trump indictment do you believe that was fair? >> if the man broke the law he needs to pay the price. no difference in president biden or hunter biden or -- obama or anybody else. the system of two party justice in this country with the rich and the poor they've got to stop. okay, the constitution says equal justice for all. >> you say you've been targeted. you say that the former president of the united states donald trump is being targeted now in this prosecution. what is your message to the former president? what would you tell donald trump? >> his administration is the one who screwed me over and put me in here for an agenda to stop you from owning a tiger and petting bab

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

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

oh, well, she said no, we got bernie sanders as her replacement and, he said no as well. i went to aoc, i went to the squad i went to all and the whole thing is gerard bernstein, as you know, wants the rich to pay a little bit more. they want to raise rates. and the the one thing here and if i can, is i'm going to go through a little bit on the taxes there. we have had huge variation in income tax rates in the united states. start off at 7%, 77% in 2019 18, then down to 25%. and then pop back up to 94%. and 1944 and then went down to 82% after the war, and then went back up to one when eisenhower came and at 91, then kennedy brought down to 70. but across the board. and then, of course, we had the four stooges, johnson, nixon, ford, carter, the largest assemblage of bipartisan ignorance ever on planet earth. and these high tax rates were not just democrats, were it not just i mean, it really is across the board and it's amazing. we have huge amounts of variation. we have every single tax return. you know, this not about an opinion. this is about facts. we don't care how y