2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders smacks down O’Reilly Factor ‘ambush’ reporter Jesse Watters
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) brushed off Fox News Jesse Watters attempts to interview him in a segment aired on Monday.
I dont do ambush interviews, Sanders told Watters. So if you want to talk to us, theres my press secretary.
Well, I do do ambush interviews, Watters replied. I just had a question for you.
As they continued walking down a hallway, Watters microphone apparently brushed up against the senator, prompting him to tell Watters, Dont push me. I didnt get rough, you pushed me.
Watters continued to keep pace with Sanders, following up on OReillys accusation that Sanders had been dodging the show since he began campaigning for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination.
We feel like you used to be a friend of the show, he said. Youre not so big-time now that youre gonna forget about your friends, right?
The senator continued ignoring Watters until he walked into an elevator. Later, Watters claimed that Sanders smiled when he asked if he planned to seize OReillys house. After the footage aired, Bill OReilly and Watters laughed over the encounter.
Do you think hes gonna come on the show now? Watters asked.
I dont care, the host replied. But you know why hes not coming on? Because he knows that some of his base doesnt like us, so now hes being a politician.
Watch the encounter, as posted online on Monday, below.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/bernie-sanders-smacks-down-oreilly-factor-ambush-reporter-jesse-watters/
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