The man of the people Bernie Sanders apparently has a weak spot for private jets.

The Vermont senator seems to have a bit more in common with billionaire President Trump. Sanders has promised to attack the fossil fuel industry if he’s elected president. Apparently, that will be after he flies around the country puddle jumping.

An ex-Hillary Clinton campaign staffer spoke of Bernie’s request to fly private while operating as a surrogate during the 2016 presidential race. Zac Petkanas told Politico, “I’m not shocked that while thousands of volunteers braved the heat and cold to knock on doors until their fingers bled in a desperate effort to stop Donald Trump, his Royal Majesty King Bernie Sanders would only deign to leave his plush D.C. office or his brand new second home on the lake if he was flown around on a cushy private jet like a billionaire master of the universe.”

According to Politico, Sanders has spent at least $342,000 on private flights since 2016. So, his preference for private jaunts expands past his failed duties in helping Clinton get elected.

Remember Sanders is among the progressive lawmakers who favors the Green New Deal which would look at making planes obsolete. This is the problem with the Democratic party. They want average Americans to suffer by banning plastic bags like in Boston or attacking the poor plastic straw when these high-powered politicians have a much worse carbon footprint than their voters.

This contradiction is just one reason why Bernie won’t make it to the White House. President Trump has plenty of sins to criticize, but being a hypocrite is not one of them.

Sanders spokeswoman Arianna Jones defended the private plane practice to Politico, saying: “That’s why chartered flights were used: to make sure Sen. Sanders could get to as many locations as quickly as possible in the effort to help the Democratic ticket defeat Donald Trump.

“Sen. Sanders campaigned so aggressively for Secretary Clinton, at such a grueling pace, it became a story unto itself, setting the model for how a former opponent can support a nominee in a general election,” Jones added.

Despite this bad press, Jones won’t rule out private planes during his 2020 campaign, adding “will be flying commercial whenever possible.The campaign will consider the use of charter flights based on a variety of factors, including security requirements, logistics and media interest in traveling with the senator.”

Come on Bernie — prove you’re an environmentalist and call on your Democratic running mates to pledge no private jets during the campaign!