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Busted: Bernie Caught Reportedly Flying to Debate in Ritzy First-Class Seat

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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is proud to say he is a democratic socialist.

The Democratic presidential candidate preaches about the plight of the middle class — even while promising he will raise taxes on them.

Sanders rails against the evil of the rich — even while owning three houses and having a net worth in the millions.

Another sign of the senator’s hypocrisy came Thursday.

Giancarlo Sopo, a contributor to USA Today and several other outlets, posted a tweet containing pictures he purportedly received from a friend.

The pictures show Bernie Sanders “flying first class, presumably to the debate in Miami.”

“It must be nice to be a #FirstClassSocialist,” Sopo concluded.

Do you think Sanders is a hypocrite?

And he’s right.

Sanders is estimated to have a net worth of $2.5 million, according to Forbes magazine. He attributes that wealth to his best-selling book.

I hope you caught the irony there. Sanders, a critic of capitalism and the free market, is more than willing to benefit from it personally. Capitalism isn’t so bad when it’s your product that is making money — or so Sanders’ personal philosophy must go.

But don’t think that is his only source of money. Instead of returning his evil riches to the masses, Sanders has collected in full the six-digit salary that he’s been receiving since he took office 28 years ago.

And while he may claim to be a candidate for the average Joe, I don’t know many average Joes who own three homes like Sanders does.

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In fact, months after ending his 2016 presidential campaign, in which he blasted the corruption of the rich, Sanders paid cash for a $575,00 summer Vermont home — you know, like an average Joe.

When Forbes reached out for a statement on his wealth, Sanders’ spokesman “didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment.”

Don’t get me wrong. I would love to own three homes and have a pension to pay me over $70,000 for the rest of my life and write a million-dollar-producing best-seller. But I believe people should benefit from the fruit of their labor. I applaud Bernie for writing a product people — some people, not me — want to read. That’s how the market should work.

But it’s hypocritical for Sanders to greatly benefit from the market, live as a rich man — and then preach against the evils of the same market from which he profited.

So when you see him sitting there in first class, know that he is choosing to enjoy the wealth that he demonizing from the debate stage. He campaigns on class warfare and fuels resentment toward the rich while choosing to fly in the front of the plane from one of his three homes.

As a side note, Sopo’s friend noticed something strange about the seat next to Bernie.

Although his wife was with him at the airport, she didn’t join him in first class.

Maybe Sanders needed the extra leg room. He can’t be cramped up in coach — like an average Joe.

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G.S. Hair is the former executive editor of The Western Journal.
G.S. Hair is the former executive editor of The Western Journal and vice president of digital content of Liftable Media.

After graduating law school from the Cecil C. Humphries School of Law, Mr. Hair spent a decade as an attorney practicing at the trial and appellate level in Arkansas and Tennessee. He represented clients in civil litigation, contractual disputes, criminal defense and domestic matters. He spent a significant amount of time representing indigent clients who could not afford private counsel in civil or criminal matters. A desire for justice and fairness was a driving force in Mr. Hair's philosophy of representation. Inspired by Christ’s role as an advocate on our behalf before God, he often represented clients who had no one else to fight on their behalf.

Mr. Hair has been a consultant for Republican political candidates and has crafted grassroots campaign strategies to help mobilize voters in staunchly Democrat regions of the Eastern United States.

In early 2015, he began writing for Conservative Tribune. After the site was acquired by Liftable Media, he shut down his law practice, moved to Arizona and transitioned into the position of site director. He then transitioned to vice president of content. In 2018, after Liftable Media folded all its brands into The Western Journal, he was named executive editor. His mission is to advance conservative principles and be a positive and truthful voice in the media.

He is married and has four children. He resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
Birthplace
South Carolina
Education
Homeschooled (and proud of it); B.A. Mississippi College; J.D. University Of Memphis
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
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English
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Culture, Faith, Politics




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