Bernie Sanders Abruptly Ends Interview In Middle of Question

Vermont senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders abruptly ended an interview with 12 News Phoenix in Arizona. Sanders and reporter Brahm Resnik were discussing Jane Sanders, the senator’s wife, and her impromptu meeting with the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio.

It happened when Mrs. Sanders was trying to visit “Tent City,” an outdoor jail conceived of by Sheriff Arpaio, where inmates are housed in tents. It has been criticized as “inhumane” by the Sanders campaign. “Let me just tell you something: What Joe Arpaio is doing is an outrage,” Sanders said. “My wife went to look at the so-called ‘Tent City,’ which is something that should not exist. The fact that he crashed her meeting is, to me, very, very wrong, not something he should have done.”

Suddenly, Sanders ended the interview, saying, “Thank you very much. Thank you very much.” Resnik attempted to ask Sanders if he would be willing to stand as a vice presidential candidate alongside former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders didn’t answer and just stood by the side.

So, what hastened Sanders’s exit? It wasn’t the question about Sheriff Arpaio. It wasn’t the question about being a possible vice presidential candidate. It was just about timing. As Resnik explained, “Sanders said my allotted four minutes were up, and so he walked away.”

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