Bernie Sanders is prepared to be Trump's 'worst nightmare'
Sen. Bernie Sanders let the new president-elect know his feelings Thursday via Donald Trump's favorite method of communication.
Sanders posted on Twitter that, if Trump turns against minority groups, Democrats "will be his worst nightmare," referencing some of the groups Trump has targeted in the past.
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The post polarized Twitter users, with some concerned that Sanders was promoting violence, while others rallied behind the Independent Vermont congressman.
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Others expressed the sentiment that Trump and his supporters had already turned against those marginalized groups.
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Sanders continued tweeting about changes required of the Democratic Party, such as refocusing on "grassroots America and not wealthy people attending cocktail parties." He didn't, however, direct any other messages toward Trump.
The day after Trump was elected, Sanders issued a statement promising to work alongside the new president, albeit with a major caveat. "To the degree that he pursues racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environment policies, we will vigorously oppose him," Sanders said in the statement.
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Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
