Sanders says Platner ‘getting through’ marriage problems
Key takeaways
- He believes that health care is a human right, not a privilege.
- But when a reporter pressed about whether Platner s moral failings could imperil Sanders s goals to reform health care and address income inequality, the Vermont senator appeared to grow irritated.
- Why don t you find out by his marriage by talking – his wife has made a statement, Sanders said.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday and told reporters that he s not at all rethinking his endorsement of the progressive firebrand after media outlets reported he sent sexual messages to several women while he was married.
He s prepared to take on the big-money interests. He believes that health care is a human right, not a privilege. Now, does he have problems in his marriage? Well, you re going to have to ask his wife Amy. My understanding is that they ve had problems in their marriage, they re getting through that, Sanders told reporters.
But I think what the people of this country and the people of Maine are interested in is how we re going to have a government that represents all of us, addresses the many crises that we face, not the marriage problems of a candidate, he said.