Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attacked President Trump for his response to the novel coronavirus during a roundtable discussion on the topic alongside public health experts in Detroit, Michigan – yet rebuking those who would politicize the virus.
Sanders held a roundtable discussion with public health experts on Monday and slammed those who would dare politicize the virus as fears continue to mount.
“If there’s ever a time you don’t want to mix politics with the health care crisis, this is that moment,” Sanders stated.
However, Sanders openly attacked Trump during the discussion, proclaiming that he “does not have the natural ability to understand the coronavirus.”
“And his reckless statements are confusing people in this country and all over the world,” he added.
Watch the full series of attacks against the Trump administration:
This is not the first time Sanders has used the coronavirus as a pitch for personal political gain. The Sanders campaign circulated an email to supporters on Monday, asking recipients to sign a petition demanding a free coronavirus vaccine as well as “contributions to fight back against drug companies who want to profit off of health care.”
Prior to the roundtable discussion, Sanders also used the coronavirus to pitch his vision for Medicare for All.
“Question. How many major countries on earth do not guarantee health care to all people as a human right?” Sanders asked attendees during Monday’s rally in St. Louis, Missouri.
“And just look at the insanity dealing with this coronavirus. This very serious problem that we are dealing with in America and dealing with all over the world,” Sanders said.
“Think about the insanity of a system where today somebody wakes up and maybe they think they have the symptoms of coronavirus. Yet they cannot afford to go to a doctor,” he continued.
“What does that mean?” he asked. “So they’re going to go to work and make a serious epidemic even worse.”
Watch Sanders’ full roundtable discussion below: