Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered a sharp critique of former Vice President Kamala Harris and her failed 2024 presidential bid, saying she relied too heavily on billionaire donors who discouraged her from championing working-class Americans.
Speaking with CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union Sunday, Sanders was asked to elaborate on remarks he made during a rally in West Virginia. “One of the reasons… Kamala Harris lost this election is she had too many billionaires telling her not to speak up for the working-class of this country,” he told the crowd.
“How do you run for president and not develop a strong agenda which speaks to the economic crisis facing working families?”@SenSanders says that one reason Kamala Harris lost in 2024 was because “she had too many billionaires telling her not to speak up for the working class.” pic.twitter.com/QRnwxO8znQ
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) August 10, 2025
Sanders: Harris Avoided Key Working-Class Issues
Sanders told Bash that while Harris was a “friend,” her campaign team was “heavily influenced by very wealthy people.”
“How do you run for president and not develop a strong