Overview
- Bernie Sanders delivered the critique on Oct. 22 during an appearance on The Tim Dillon Show while promoting his book Fighting Oligarchy.
- He praised Kamala Harris as intelligent and said he campaigned for her in 2024 after running against her in 2020.
- Sanders argued the campaign failed to center healthcare, wages, housing, and paid leave, which he believes allowed Trump to win.
- He linked the campaign’s approach to money in politics, echoing an August criticism about advisers’ ties to wealthy donors and a passage in Harris’s memoir noting he urged a working‑class focus.
- Host Tim Dillon questioned Joe Biden’s fitness and the lack of a 2024 primary, and Fox News reported Harris’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.