Bernie Sanders’ campaign responded Wednesday to Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz after she said Sanders added “fuel to the fire” by not outright condemning violence at the Nevada Democratic convention over the weekend.
Appearing on CNN, campaign manager Jeff Weaver called out Wasserman Schultz for her treatment of the Sanders campaign, telling host Chris Cuomo that she’s been disrespectful of the campaign since its outset. He also said that while many at the DNC have been good to the campaign, Wasserman Schultz has been the “exception.”
“Bernie Sanders put out a statement before the convention happened after conversations with Sen. [Harry] Reid. He put out a statement after the convention happened,” Weaver told Cuomo. “He categorically condemns any threats that went on. Absolutely unacceptable.
“We could have a long conversation just about Debbie Wasserman Schultz and how she’s been throwing shade on the Sanders campaign since the very beginning,” Weaver said. “Whether it was the debate schedule, which were very few and far between and scheduled on weekends when no one was going to be watching. Whether it was when they shut off the access to his own data and we had to sue them in federal court to get it back. Or whether it was these joint fundraising agreements with the Hillary Clinton campaign, which are taking money away from state parties and sending it to the DNC.
“I got to say, by and large people at the DNC have been very good to us,” Weaver added. “Debbie Wasserman Schultz really is the exception.”
Last night as primary results came in, Wasserman Schultz told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the Vermont senator did not come out forcefully enough to talk down his protesters, leaving questions about what they might do in July at their convention in Philadelphia.
“Unfortunately, the senator’s response was anything but acceptable. It certainly did not condemn the supporters for the violence and added more fuel to the fire,” she said.
