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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCharlie Rangel: Trump has ‘pulled the sheet off the Republican Party’
Rangel, a Clinton supporter, told Christoforous that Sanders support was a very important step for party unity. As his makeup guy would say, its very, very, very, very important, Rangel said. But the problem were having in our party is like a pimple on an elephants behind compared to what the Republicans have. We have a different way as Democrats to talk about our unity. We just dont sit down and say, Can we do it? We fight like hell for those things that we believe in. And while I had no idea that Bernie Sanders was so popular when he was in the House and Senate, I really believe hes made my candidate even a better candidate, because theres no question in my mind that her qualifications are outstanding.
On whether he sees any parallels between those who voted for Britain to leave the European Union and those who support Donald Trump for president, Rangel said, You bet your life. He continued, It strengthens the fact that being disgruntled and frustrated doesnt mean you build a wall. It means that you try to tear down a wall. Thats what international trade agreements are for. Thats what the European Union was all about.
Rangel then got into who Trump is appealing to in the U.S. Hes tapped into those people who dont like immigrants, who dont like Muslims, who dont like blacks, who hate Latinos, who dont like Asians, he said. You bet your life hes tapped into it.
Rangel continued, If you want to force me to say something good about Trump, I would say, yes, I am so glad hes pulled the sheet off the Republican Party, because now that hes completely destroyed the party of Lincoln, I want a decent two-party system when this elections over.
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(5,720 posts)and they wanted trump out of all the 22 candidates running. Well now they can live with their defeat come november.
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(5,403 posts)doesn't it??