They’re not his bros!
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders distanced himself from the so-called “Bernie Bros” who have been criticized for using online bullying tactics while on stage at Wednesday’s Democratic primary debate.
“If there are a few people who make ugly remarks … I disown those people, they are not part of our movement,” Sanders said in Nevada.
He noted that his campaign has over 10.6 million followers on Twitter and that 99.9% of them are good people.
The disavowal came after Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was asked about the “Bernie Bros” who have recently been called out, including in an ad from billionaire Mike Bloomberg.
“I have said many time before we are all responsible for our supporters, and we need to step up. That’s what leadership is all about,” she said.
Former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg piled on, saying, “Leadership isn’t just about policy … leadership is also about how you motivate people to treat other people.”
“I think you have to accept some responsibility and ask yourself what it is about your campaign in particular that seems to be motivating this behavior more than others,” he added.
Then, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar weighed in with: “I have an idea of how we can stop sexism on the internet … ”
“We could nominate a woman for candidate for president of the United States.”