THREAD on @BernieSanders’ criticism of the media tn: Sanders was asked at a presidential forum w/ the Poor People’s movement why he believes it is difficult to get candidates to address and deal with the issues of people living in poverty.
Sanders blamed the media. (1/5)
Sanders blamed the media. (1/5)
“I have been in Congress for 30 years. I was a Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, home city. Reverend, do you know how many times media has asked me what am I gonna do about poverty? I don't think it ever has. I'm followed by all this,” Sanders said pointing to the media. (2/5)
Although Sanders said as a whole are “good people, and separated himself from Trump’s attacks on the media, which he classified as “disgusting, horrible, anti-democratic,” Sanders said the media focuses on the wrong things: (3/5) 
After a woman shared her struggles to pay for prescription drugs, Sanders said, that while he was the target of last night’s debate, none of the issues being discussed at the event tonight were mentioned. (4/5)
As the conversation at the forum progressed, Sanders paused at one point to say, “just tonight in this church we have had more serious discussion about the issues that impact the American people in the half hour we been up here than I have had in 10 debates.” (5/5)
