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Mitt Romney -v- Bernie Sanders
Mitt Romney posted a snarky tweet wondering why Bernie Sanders is ‘so angry’ — and the Vermont senator told his Republican colleague exactly why
Peter Burgess
Images via CNN / Screengrab Written by Alex Henderson July 31, 2019 Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts were the liberal/progressive stars of Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, vigorously debating the more centrist candidates on issues ranging from Medicare-for-all to immigration. The next morning, a Republican senator now representing Utah — 2012 GOP presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — took a swipe at Sanders on Twitter. And Sanders fired back with a blistering response.
Romney tweeted, “Asked why @BernieSanders is so angry, the answer is simple: 28 years in Congress and never able to pass even a scintilla of his socialist agenda. All hat, no cattle.” And Sanders, in response, listed several reasons why he is angry — from “34 million Americans” lacking health insurance to millions of Americans “living paycheck to paycheck.”
“I’m angry because multi-millionaires like you and Trump have rigged our economy at the middle class’ expense,” Sanders told Romney on Twitter.
And the 77-year-old Sanders concluded his tweet with a question for the Utah senator: “Why doesn’t that anger you?”
Bernie Sanders ✔ @BernieSanders
I'm angry because multi-millionaires like you and Trump have rigged our economy at the middle class' expense.
I'm angry because millions are living paycheck to paycheck.
I'm angry because 34 million Americans are uninsured.
Why doesn't that anger you? https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1156565822850129925 …
Mitt Romney ✔ @MittRomney
Asked why @BernieSanders is so angry, the answer is simple: 28 years in Congress and never able to pass even a scintilla of his socialist agenda. All hat, no cattle.
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