Watch: Bernie Sanders Shares The Truth About Obamacare They Don’t Want You to See

Senator Bernie Sanders’ appearance on CBS News this morning was a masterclass in political evasion and a stark example of the liberal media’s complicity in pushing a narrative while ignoring foundational facts. The senator was allowed to hold forth, unchallenged, on the state of the American healthcare system, declaring it “broken” and “dysfunctional” without ever being held to account for the primary source of that breakage. This is a profound dishonesty, and the failure of the CBS hosts to confront him on it reveals a media environment that is not interested in truth, but in amplifying a predetermined agenda.

The central, glaring omission from the entire conversation was the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. It is an indisputable historical fact that the current framework of the American healthcare system was fundamentally reshaped by this legislation, which was passed exclusively by Democrats on a party-line vote. For Sanders to lament a broken system without acknowledging that it is the system his own party designed and implemented is a level of disingenuousness that should have been the lead of the segment. Instead, the hosts provided a platform for his grievances without any of the necessary context.

Sanders then attempted to pivot, spinning a dire prediction about a future bill. He stated, “What Trump did in his big beautiful bill is to throw 15 million low income and working class people off the health care they currently have by massive cuts in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.” This is a classic fear-mongering tactic, projecting future hypotheticals to distract from present-day failures. He continued with an emotionally charged claim, saying, “You know what studies show, guys? Let’s talk about this. Studies show that, when you throw 15 million low income and working class people off health care, 50,000 people a year — a year — will die unnecessarily.” This apocalyptic rhetoric is designed to shut down debate and paint any opposition as morally bankrupt, all while ignoring the very real and documented failures of the system he helped champion.

The liberal media’s role in this exchange was nothing short of journalistic malpractice. At no point did the host, Dokoupil, interject to ask the simple, obvious question: “Senator Sanders, you claim the system is broken, but isn’t this the system created by Obamacare, which you supported?” This critical follow-up was conspicuously absent. Instead, the conversation proceeded as if the Affordable Care Act never existed, allowing Sanders to blame a future, theoretical scenario for problems that are happening right now under the current structure. This is not journalism; it is facilitation.

The truth that Sanders and his media allies refuse to acknowledge is that President Donald Trump and Republicans have been working to undo the damage caused by the Obamacare disaster. The skyrocketing premiums, the narrow networks, and the broken promises of affordability are the direct legacy of that Democratic legislation. President Trump’s efforts have been focused on introducing market-based solutions, increasing choice, and rolling back the government mandates that have stifled competition and driven up costs for hardworking American families.

The entire segment was a carefully orchestrated performance meant to shield a failed policy from scrutiny. By focusing on speculative future consequences, Sanders and CBS News successfully diverted attention away from the very real and present pain caused by the Democratic Party’s signature policy achievement. This is a deliberate strategy to avoid accountability.

h/t: Steadfast and Loyal

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