Biden administration, DNC reject Sanders' comment that Democrats have abandoned the working class

The White House and Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jamie Harrison on Thursday fired back at Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over his comment that the Democratic party has abandoned the working class.

Sanders, who predominantly votes with the liberal party, said Democrats should not be surprised that former President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election earlier this week, because the party has "abandoned" some of its core constituents.

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders said in a statement on Wednesday. "While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday said the White House "respectfully" disagrees with the senator's take, and highlighted President Joe Biden's record and relationship with unions.

"This is a president that cares certainly about the people that do get forgotten, the people who are not able to make ends meet … and so does the vice president,” Jean-Pierre told reporters, per The Hill. “The president created 16 million jobs in the past more than three years. And, it is because wages went up, unemployment has gone down and he believes everybody deserves a shot.”

Harrison also rejected the senator's observation, stating that it was "straight up BS," and also defended the president's record as the "most-pro worker" president in recent American history.

"[He] saved union pensions, created millions of good paying jobs and even marched in a picket line and some of MVP’s plans would have fundamentally transformed the quality of life and closed the racial wealth gap for working people across this country,” Harrison wrote on X. “There are a lot of post election takes and this one ain’t a good one."

The clash comes after Sanders also said he hopes that Democratic leaders learn from the recent election, but did not appear optimistic at the chances. The 83-year-old has been a vocal advocate for working class Americans, and even withheld his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris until he knew her plan to support working-class voters. 

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.