Transcript for Sen. Bernie Sanders Says the Recount Is 'Not a Big Deal'

1961 million that you. And everybody was totally convinced that power through the worst guy in the world golden you can be little wide open rebellion against Fidel. Fifth thought that he indicated that he's in good health care truly incredible thought he film about the say that they put up after a few broker they'll certainly not. What just because Ronald Reagan dislikes these people does not mean to say the people in their own patients feel a thing when it. Senator Bernie Sanders offering some praise back in 1985. For the Cuban leader who died Friday. And let's get straight to senator Sanders the former democratic presidential candidate and author of the new book our revolution. Good morning senator Sanders. You said back in 1985. That Castro transformed Cuban society and gave them health care and education. This was a brutal dictatorship despite the romanticized. Version that some Americans have of Cuba. Russian food imprisoned dissidents you heard all today senator Chris talk about that. So have you changed your view of Castro since 1985 how would you now what are you. Read it editors about what is sure knock part Schulte law of this is the issues on the minds of the American people right now. Who makes it basically want to make sure the Donald Trump keeps the promises that he made. When he said he was talking to cut social psychiatry I don't know I wanna know Medicare and comments please will get there. Hillary Robert Schroeder let an ad kill book now of course their economy is terrible you're right it is a dictator drip. They did have a good health do have a decent health care system. And a decent educational system a lot of people left Cuba opened bad. Dreams to fulfill their aspirations. Also note the Cuban economy is of those are still know why do not praise of Fidel Castro. OK let's move on to the chimp administration you visit your trust thing get all it is citrus thing that we slaughter program wolf we're talking about what happened what I said thirty years ago. Right now we've the American people are concerned. Is in fact. Saw an economy right now in which we have massive levels love in com and wealth inequality. Mr. trump made some promises to the American people. We'll ask you about the newsletters are let me embedded and Medicaid. Let let me let me ask some questions about that in and I also say that people are concerned about Fidel Castro and what happens next but you said to try to work with president truck on issues where you agree infrastructure entitlements the minimum wage. Given his cabinet picks. And things he is said this week do you think you can work with them. Bubble sleep I've not impressed by the cabinet picks so flawed that though he has made this the trump said. That he will take on the drug companies. Are right now we pay as you know with the highest prices in the world description drugs many Americans cannot afford. Thought the medicine that they desperately need he said that he would ought support. Medicare negotiating prescription drug prices a with the pharmaceutical industry and allow for reimportation. Right now I have fifty miles away from kind of they pay half of the cost. Of the price that we paper prescription drugs trump said that he will do something about it let's see if he does trump said. When he was running for president you heard him say this I am the only Republican candidate who will not cut Social Security Medicare and Medicaid. Well he got some people in the Republican Party right now. What about Troy asthmatic camp. Make massive cuts in Medicaid will he keep his work. Mr. trump said that he was against the disastrous trade policies that this country currently house what we look forward. To working with them to save the jobs and in the out of for the carrier workers. To make sure of the corporation's ball pro American workers out on the street as the go to China in the go to Mexico very low wages so if he is serious about protecting working found if you will work with a we will not work with them. If he talks about xenophobia or. That is not acceptable on the other area where we will not work with them we do not believe are do not leave their climate change as a hoax. I believe the scientific evidence is overwhelming that is one of the great threats humanity and we've got to transform rendered useless. Well mr. trump said that mankind may be caught causing climate change this week. And is open to abiding by their parents in court so is that a new and improved Donald Trump to you. That is something but we have got to go for a vote on that. The scientific community is saying that if we do not transform our energy system yesterday. What a great look at it more drought more floods more extreme weather disturbances. So he has got to listen to the slide took the community not the fossil fuel industry. I'm Elena talked about this recount. That's gonna go on you said right after you the election. That it's over mr. trump will be the next president and Democrats must focus on the realities of where we are. So are they wrong to do this recount and questioned the election's result. Democrats lawful on not doing the recount or trust that you know that was initiated by the Green Party. Who was every right I'm aware of that but Hillary Clinton has joined it. Well of course they join that it's taking a process we will see what happens that the legal right it's a lot of big deal I don't think anybody. Secretary Clinton or anybody else thinks there's going to be profound changes we will see what happens. But the focus right now. Has got to be doing everything that we can to address the real issues facing the working families of the country. Mr. trump talked about the salting doing away with the affordable care for it when he million Americans off of health insurance what happens to those people he talked about the need to make college more affordable is he serious about doing that. How strong real mystery man ought to tell the Democratic Party what what will transform it. What will change in the Democratic Party and is it time for Hillary Clinton in the clintons to just move on. You know. We don't have to make this personal Secretary Clinton to serve this country but what people argue she got two million more votes than Donald Trump did in the general election gentle roll the plight. But the real issue facing I think the democratic Claudius who assess where they all. And then audited good places like just the White House it's the Saturday it's like house it's two thirds of the governor's chair. What we need to do what I am trying to do was revitalized the democratic bring in the young people bring on the working people become less dependent on big money. Lot of campaign contributors big money people about a Berger drove they try to help. But they can't be the dominant force on the democratic what we've got to open the doors we have got to go to fifteen states in this country. Not just you know the Blue States will all battleground states there is little reason why we cannot win in states. All over this country because we have a message that says at a time of massive income and wealth inequality when the rich get richer and most local people and getting pork we're gonna stand with working families that is a message that will win if we take it that these states. Okay thanks very much for joining us this morning senator Sanders. Thank you.

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