Sanders, Radio Hosts Get Into Testy Exchange Over Whether A Left Wing Agenda Can Work When Government Is So Bad

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Matt Vespa

May 27, 2016

 

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump are making the rounds in California ahead of the June 7 primary. Trump has already clinched the Republican nomination, but Sanders and Clinton are still duking it out, despite the fact that Clinton is the likely nominee. Yet, as Sanders campaigns throughout the Golden State, the hosts of the John and Ken Show on KFI Radio got into a rather testy exchange with Sanders over his agenda and the efficiency of government in a recent interview that was transcribed by Buzzfeed.

 

The hosts noted that Sanders platform is far left, dotted with items like free college and universal health care. But they’re main question was how is this going to work, let alone garnering more support for these programs, when you hear stories about the inexcusable waiting times (and appalling care) at Veterans Affairs, along with the pervasive failure over at the Transportation Security Administration. Some of these security lines have resulted in travelers waiting hours to be screened prior to boarding. Airlines are not happy with the deteriorating situation. Recently, a top official dealing with was removed from his position as head of security for the TSA, though he had collected $90,000 in bonuses despite no improvements with the security line situation.

 

The impetus for the heated exchange was connected to a question asked concerning Sanders calling out Disney CEO Bob Iger for not paying his workers a living wage. Iger, a Clintons supporter, responded of Facebook, noting that that Disney has created thousands of jobs in the U.S.—and asked the self-described Democratic socialist what he has done to improve the U.S. economy, which has been minimal to say the least. The hosts then asked Sanders

 

 

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