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leftcoastmountains

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Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:45 PM Apr 2016

Sanders pushes back on Clinton's claims that his campaign is lying

"If people receive money from lobbyists of the industry, I think you're receiving money from the industry," Sanders told "CBS This Morning" in an interview early Friday.


But in his Friday interview, Sanders cited a Greenpeace study that said Clinton received over $4 million from the fossil fuel industry, with individual contributions from over 50 lobbyists.

"CBS This Morning" host Charlie Rose pointed out that according to another source, FactCheck.org, Clinton's campaign has not received any direct contributions from any corporation, including oil and gas companies.

"There's a difference - if you are a lobby from the fossil fuel industry, and there are 50 of you and you make a contribution, that to me, Charlie, is a contribution from the fossil fuel industry," Sanders said. "That's different from saying you get it from Exxon Mobil."

When asked if he would support Clinton if she won the nomination, however, Sanders declined to answer.

"I obviously can't speak for millions of supporters, individual people," Sanders said. "What I can tell you is I think it would be an absolute disaster for this country if we had a Donald Trump as president of the United States and I will do everything I can to prevent that."

Pressed again if that meant backing the former secretary of state, Sanders replied: "Well, I'm sure that when Hillary Clinton announces that she'll be supporting me, we'll go forward together."


Yeah love Bernie's answer to Charlie on supporting Clinton! Go Bernie!

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Sanders pushes back on Clinton's claims that his campaign is lying (Original Post) leftcoastmountains Apr 2016 OP
It's like a four year old trying to claim he didn't hit his baby sister Bernin4U Apr 2016 #1
she's frigging Jennifer Jason Leigh from "Single White Female" MisterP Apr 2016 #2
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