Raging Bernie Sanders snaps he’s ‘dealing with a f***ing global crisis’ as he’s asked about dropping out of Dem race
A RAGING Bernie Sanders snapped he was "dealing with a f***ing global crisis" as he was asked about dropping out of the Democratic primaries.
The Vermont Senator reportedly showed extreme anger when he was questioned about his campaign plans by a CNN reporter on Wednesday.
When CNN's Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju asked the 78-year-old, he replied: "I'm dealing with a f***ing global crisis. You know, we're dealing with."
, Sanders then added: “Well right now, right now I’m trying to do my best to make sure that we don’t have an economic meltdown and that people don’t die.
“Is that enough for you to keep me busy for today?”
Sanders lost his temper in the middle of a "five-minute gaggle" about the "unprecedented crisis of our life time," Raju said in a followup tweet.
The reporter said the Democratic presidential hopeful was calling for a number of steps that the US government should take "in the midst of the economic crisis."
Sanders' angry response comes after his team denied a report he is ending his campaign after suspending all of his Facebook ads in the wake of his latest defeat.
It was reported the ended his bid for the after being , according to a Bloomberg News reporter.
The suffered huge losses to , who won , and .
However, his campaign aides refuted claims he called it quits on Twitter today.
Sanders' Communications Director Mike Casca described them as
The claims emerged after noted his campaign has no active Facebook ads - the morning after his disappointing results in primary bids.
Bernie's campaign manager previously Faiz Shakir issued a statement saying he would be "assessing" his campaign.
Shakir said "last night did not go the way we wanted," after Bernie lost three states, according to Axios.
The report noted former presidential hopefuls and deactivated their Facebook ads before pulling out of the race.
Despite his , Biden's latest victory marks the third consecutive week he has piled up wins after South Carolina last month revived his once-weakened campaign.
Sanders' recent comments about Cuba probably doomed him there weeks ago, well before Biden's South Carolina surge.
In a 60 Minutes interview on February 23, Sanders praised Cuban dictator Castro for his "massive literacy program."
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The 78-year-old Vermont senator has continued to push on in the 2020 presidential race despite a string of losses to Biden.
The pandemic has also impacted both Bernie and Biden's rallies as Americans are urged to avoid large gatherings.
Last week, Sanders vowed to "do everything in his power" to stop Donald Trump in his six-minute televised address in .
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