President Quotes by Bernie Sanders

There are a lot of smart honest, progressive people who I think can be good presidents.

— Bernie Sanders

I would not ask anyone to vote for me based on my last name. I am certainly not campaigning to be president…

— Bernie Sanders

I call upon Donald Trump to rescind the appointment that he made of Stephen Bannon. A president of the United States should…

— Bernie Sanders

We don't need a president like a Trump who doesn't actually, George, doesn't even believe in climate change, let alone wants to…

— Bernie Sanders

I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States.

— Bernie Sanders

It is a public financing system that everybody knows is antiquated. It no longer works. Nobody can become president based on that…

— Bernie Sanders

I'm running for president, because as I go around this nation, I talk to a lot of people. And what I hear…

— Bernie Sanders

As a United States senator, I've got to do everything that I can to make sure that Trump does not become president.

— Bernie Sanders

If Trump is elected president... I just don't know what America looks like four years after his election, in terms of the…

— Bernie Sanders

What the American people want to see in their president is somebody who not necessarily can win every fight, but they want…

— Bernie Sanders

If we can create a climate among people that says that any serious candidate for president, Senate, governor, [the] House is going…

— Bernie Sanders

I supported Barack Obama originally. I supported him for reelection and the alternative of a Mitt Romney is very, very clear to…

— Bernie Sanders

Obviously in the next few months we have got to do everything that we can to make sure that Donald Trump, who…

— Bernie Sanders

No president, not the smartest, best human being in the world can do it alone. You cannot take on this, the power…

— Bernie Sanders

In 30 years of public service, I have had no scandals. I have high ethical standards. I am most proud of my…

— Bernie Sanders

The cost of prescription drugs in this country is far, far higher than in any other country. You may recall that Donald…

— Bernie Sanders

I have a lot of respect for President Obama. I consider him a friend. I disagree with him on issues like the…

— Bernie Sanders

The focus, to my mind, is to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States. I think…

— Bernie Sanders

When you look at somebody like a Netanyahu, to simply not understand that this is a right-wing politician, a guy who kind…

— Bernie Sanders

The good news is that we've seen in recent years significant reductions in the cost of solar panels and wind production. We…

— Bernie Sanders

I'm not going to tell you I know George W. Bush intimately. I'm not going to tell you we're best friends. I'll…

— Bernie Sanders

Hillary Clinton and I have worked together on a higher education proposal which will guarantee free tuition in public colleges and universities…

— Bernie Sanders

And the reason that I was one of the first, not one of the last to be in opposition to the TPP…

— Bernie Sanders

Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address…

— Bernie Sanders

I very strongly disagreed with President Clinton on the deregulation of Wall Street. I opposed that strenuously.

— Bernie Sanders

As president, I will fight to make tuition in public colleges and universities free, as well as substantially lower interest rates on…

— Bernie Sanders

I think Donald Trump is totally unfit to be president of the United States. Let's not forget, this guy was one of…

— Bernie Sanders

I am running for president as a Democrat. And if elected, not only do I hope to bring forth a major change…

— Bernie Sanders

During the debate over NAFTA President Clinton said, 'I believe that NAFTA will create a million jobs in the first five years…

— Bernie Sanders

We do not need to have a president who insults Mexicans and Latinos and Muslims and women and veterans and African-Americans, we…

— Bernie Sanders

To my mind, what is most important now is the defeating of the worst candidate for president that I have seen in…

— Bernie Sanders

If you want to talk about somebody who's actually been tough on Russia, look at President Trump. He wants more fracking, more…

— Bernie Sanders

On many, many issues, Hillary Clinton's views are progressive. In many areas, they are awesome. Where they're not progressive, we've got to…

— Bernie Sanders

If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the…

— Bernie Sanders

In terms of the nature of the continuation of the Cold War, which has gone on so long between Cuba and the…

— Bernie Sanders

Politics is not about a person. We transform America not by electing some guy or woman to be president; we transform this…

— Bernie Sanders

During the 1999 debate over Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China President Bill Clinton said, 'In opening the economy of China, the…

— Bernie Sanders

I think, while it is true that the Hillary Clinton and I voted differently on the war in Iraq, what is important…

— Bernie Sanders

For some reason, we can't go to Cuba, businesses in American can't do business in Cuba. I think that that is stupid.…

— Bernie Sanders