Bernie Sanders refused to answer Jonathan Karl's question about whether AOC should join the Senate. (Getty Images)
"Well, I ask you – you know, you want to do nonsense, do nonsense. No, I don't want to talk about inside the Beltway stuff. I got 32,000 people," Sanders said, referencing the crowd that gathered Friday in Denver for an event with AOC.
Karl convinced Sanders to come back and sit down.
SEN. SANDERS TARGETS TRUMP, MUSK AND DEMOCRATS IN WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW AHEAD OF RALLY WITH AOC
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., greet the crowd together during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin)
"Right now, I am very proud that the people of the state of Vermont sent me back to the Senate with 63% of the vote," Sander said. "Right now I'm Vermont's senator. That's what I do, and I'm very happy to do it. I am 83 years of age, so. And I'm tired."
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., spoke on CNN's "State of the Union" whether he would encourage Ocasio-Cortez to challenge Schumer.
"She's perfectly capable of making the decision," he said. "She's got so many options. She's got an incredible future. You know, it's really her decision. But, you know, all I can say is there's real anger. And there would be a lot of support for her if she decided to do it."
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