Former Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has hinted he could run for president again in 2020.

In a recent interview with New York Magazine, the left-wing senator said will ‘probably run’ if he believes it’s the Democrats best chance to defeat Donald Trump.

He continued to say that if it turns out he is not the best candidate, he would ‘work his ass off’ to get the best Democrat elected.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders hinted at a potential run for president in 2020 while on his book tour (Photo: AP)

He said: ‘I’m not one of those sons of millionaires whose parents told them they were going to be president of the United States,’ he said.


‘I don’t wake up in the morning with any burning desire that I have to be president.’

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The 77-year-old Vermont Senator popularized has headlined his platform with the idea of universal medicare that he ran with in 2016 – a pillar of Sanders’ campaign that former President Barack Obama called a ‘good new idea.’



But Obama’s praise of the fresh idea came as news to Sanders, who has been pushing the idea for at least three decades.

Sanders ran on a platform of universal healthcare during his 2020 campaign that has gained popularity since (Photo: AP)

Now, approximately 70 percent of Americans approve of universal medicare, according to recent polling.

Sanders is on tour promoting his new book, ‘Where We Go From Here,’ and has used the spotlight to call on the newly-Democratic Congress to push for universal healthcare reform – as well as minimum wage hikes.

‘I hope the day has changed, and I hope the Democrats, not only on immigration reform, move this country forward to guarantee healthcare as a right,’ he said.

‘That if you work 40 hours a week you should not live in poverty.’

Sanders has ranked in the middle of the pack in CNN’s 2020 Democratic candidate rankings, which further obscures the prospect of a presidential run.

In their most recent rankings last month, CNN ranked Sanders fifth most likely choice – behind Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and Kirstin Gillibrand, respectively.

Former Vice president Joe Biden lead the field of blue party candidates with 33 percent of the Democratic vote when polled.