Via Free Beacon:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) would not say, after speaking with Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez at a “Unity Tour” event in Kentucky, that he was a Democrat during a joint interview with Perez.
As for Perez, he seemed to dodge questions about whether he agreed with Sanders on multiple issues.
MSNBC host Chris Hayes asked Perez whether he supported a single-payer Medicare program and if Democrats needed to attack an “enemy” like Sanders did in his attacks on the rich and powerful. Sanders reiterated his criticism of the rich, while Perez declined to affirm that targeting them was a viable strategy.
“Do you consider yourself a Democrat?” Hayes asked Sanders on MSNBC’s “All In.”
“No, I am an independent,” Sanders responded before pushing his plan to create a single-payer health care system through Medicare. Hayes followed up by asking Perez whether the DNC supported Sanders’ plan.