Cnn Panel Skewers Bernie Sanders For Flying In Private Jet On 'fighting Oligarchy' Tour

A CNN big mocked Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., connected Saturday for flying to rally stops successful a backstage pitchy connected his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour.

Sanders has been walking crossed nan state pinch Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., drafting ample crowds astatine their rallies. Both Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez person received disapproval aft flying backstage aliases first people to their circuit stops. 

"Can you conflict nan billionaires from coach? The reply is apparently ‘no,’ from Bernie Sanders, who is getting power for flying backstage jets to and from his ‘Fighting nan Oligarchs’ rally pinch AOC," CNN big Abby Phillip said connected "CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five."

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) participate successful a extremity connected nan ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ circuit astatine nan Dignity Health Arena, Theater successful Bakersfield, California, U.S. connected April 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci)

Sanders defended nan flying accommodations during an interview pinch Fox News' Bret Baier connected Wednesday, saying that he can’t beryllium expected to hold successful agelong lines astatine nan airdrome erstwhile he has aggregate run stops to make successful a azygous day.

"You tally a campaign, and you do 3 aliases 4 aliases 5 rallies successful a week. [It is] nan only measurement you tin get astir to talk to 30,000 people. You deliberation I'm going to beryllium sitting connected a waiting statement astatine United…while 30,000 group are waiting?" Sanders said connected "Special Report."

Sanders’ run committee spent complete $221,000 connected backstage jets successful nan first 4th of 2025, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings reviewed by Fox News Digital. The CNN sheet shredded nan independent legislator for his "terrible" defense of nan practice.

"You’re a man of nan people, really situation I person to beryllium pinch nan people?" asked erstwhile Meet nan Press big Chuck Todd. 

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CNN big Abby Phillip ripped Sen. Bernie Sanders for his backstage pitchy use.  (Getty Images)

"You can’t take sides this answer. Hey buddy, we each person to guidelines successful line. We each person to do this… fto them eat cake," Todd said.

"It decidedly came crossed as, ‘I’m not going to guidelines successful this statement pinch nan peons," Phillip replied. 

Washington Post newsman Josh Rogin chimed successful to inquire what nan c footprint of Sanders' backstage pitchy is. The Vermont legislator has been outspoken astir ambiance change, calling it a "threat to nan planet" successful 2023.

Chuck Todd said Sanders' reply was "terrible." (Screenshot/NBC News)

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CNN’s Ashley Allison slammed Sanders’ hypocrisy for calling retired billionaires while behaving for illustration one. She said that Sanders should either alert coach and not schedule truthful galore stops successful a day, aliases extremity attacking billionaires if he’s going to proceed to bask their luxury lifestyle. 

"I deliberation erstwhile you’re saying for illustration location should beryllium nary billionaires. Well, billionaires alert connected backstage jets… [either] don’t deed arsenic galore places astatine once, aliases don’t sound nan billionaires," Ashley said. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Sanders and did not person an contiguous reply.