Trump is ‘worst and most dangerous’ president in history: Sanders
12 June 2017 |
5:07 am
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders called President Trump the 'worst and most dangerous president in the history of our country' and blasted him as not being a friend of the working class at the 'People's Summit' in Chicago on Saturday.
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