Sanders' press secretary is retweeting his supporters who are retweeting Trump attacking Biden

[highplainsdem]

so that tweet of Trump's is showing up in her Twitter feed


Found out about this thanks to a tweet from Ryan Lizza:

Link to tweet

Fascinating that the Sanders campaign is repurposing and weaponizing Trump attacks against Biden. I can’t remember a primary where that was done. Seems somewhat unwise considering how Dems feel about Trump. (The person who retweeted this is Sanders’s press secretary.)


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EScxWkLWAAEYliZ?format=jpg&name=small

The Sanders supporter there is a Bernie bro who complained recently about getting the sort of negative attention he'd been giving others.

Here's his tweet retweeting Trump:

Link to tweet

And Gray also retweeted this from Sanders senior advisor Warren Gunnels, with the same Trump tweet:

Link to tweet

[abqtommy]

1. It's 2016 all over again, my friend...

[LizBeth]

21. Yes it is. So un Democratic. And then Sanders people ponder shy we refuse to embrace this man.

[msongs]

2. dumping Mississippi, going on fox, retweeting trump - signs of desperation nt

[William769]

3. I wished I could say what I really want to say about this.

[Docreed2003]

26. Yes William...agree completely

This is some infuriate BS

[llashram]

4. not surprised

Biden got them whipped. As in the last election, anger is the motivator, so far not Party unity to beat trump

[wyldwolf]

5. Sanders is trying to burn the place down as he leaves the building

I can't imagine his first days back in the Senate when the nomination gets locked down in a few weeks.

Hillary said isn't well liked there. I imagine he'll have less friends when he's back.

[Grokenstein]

15. Hopefully this won't be relevant in 2024 but...

...we gotta stop letting him--or whomever's groomed for the role next time--into the building in the first place.

"I hate you all and I wanna run on your ticket."
"Welcome! Here's access to our resources."
"My surrogates just raided your database and took a dump in the break room coffee pot. Your fault for letting them do it. Now gimme eighty gallons of gasoline and a lighter, and start sealing the exits from the inside after I leave."
"Can do! Will you be supporting down-ticket candidates?"
"Hah! ...We'll see."

[True Blue American]

31. Only DEmocrats need apply!

Blame those who changed the rules to allow this again. They need to be fired.

[George II]

6. So they're using trump's attacks to go after Biden. Desperation.

[still_one]

9. Saw a post here doing that.

[NCProgressive]

14. Yep -- here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=638949#top

The OP is full of RW talking points - many from Trump himself

[spicysista]

7. Man, they gotta do better.

[still_one]

16. That was earlier this morning

[relayerbob]

8. But Biden tweets in support of Sanders

Reinforcing my decision to support Biden

[Cha]

10. Of course..

[NCProgressive]

11. The sooner we put these people out to pasture the better

They are getting desperate like a wounded and cornered animal.

[tman]

12. Disgusting, foolish and won't win him votes.

[Sloumeau]

13. Desperate Sanders Team Is Desperate. :)

[world wide wally]

17. Even if you think Bernie himself had nothing to do with shit like this, it is most certainly

a reflection on him.
No question about it.

[Hortensis]

18. Typical synergistic messaging of Repub-Russia and Sanders.

SOP for all. In 2016 Russia reportedly usually massively augmented the messages of the others, originating fewer slurs. And reportedly they're trying harder this time to make their interference less traceable. Those who wonder, though, might watch any new themes by Sanders to see them turn up in the messaging of both both Republican and Russian agents.

[Blue_Tires]

19. Of course she is, that's what she does...

[Cha]

20. Not the first time

[betsuni]

22. K&R

[ecdab]

23. What the....

Time for a new press secretary.

[oasis]

25. They can all share a cab on the way out. nt

[Ouimette]

24. Biden should call her out

And fundraise out of this.

[dem4decades]

27. So the possibility exists that the Sanders campaign is using Russian talking points?

[OnDoutside]

29. Lol. Yes, and no change there.

[DonaldsRump]

28. Am feeling Berned by the Bern!

Bernie Bros: wassup with tweeting Trump????

[beachbumbob]

30. no doubt sanders and trump working hand in hand on this. So where's the sander;s supporters outrage?

[ehrnst]

32. I wish I was surprised to hear the campaign is using cynically status quo tactics to smear...

But Tad Devine was a longtime advisor.