Bernie Sanders was on CNN's "State of the Union" this morning. Jake Tapper pressed Bernie on possible cabinet members if Bernie is elected POTUS. Bernie reiterated his admiration for Paul Krugman's work on taking on the Wall St. status quo.
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Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) offered a first glimpse on Sunday of some of the people he might consider for his cabinet in a potential Sanders administration, and a few that he certainly won't.
"My cabinet would not be dominated by representatives of Wall Street," Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union." "I think Wall Street's played a horrendous role in recent years, in negatively impacting our economy and in making the rich richer. There are a lot of great public servants out there, great economists who for years have been standing up for the middle class and the working families of this country."
Prompted by host Jake Tapper, Sanders went on to praise Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist. Krugman is a vocal opponent of tax cuts for the rich, and he has warned readers for years about the dangers of income inequality. "Krugman does a great job," Sanders said.
This isn't the first time Bernie has praised Paul Krugman. Catch this interview with Thom Hartmann:
I wrote about how Bernie mentioned he would also like to see Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Reich in a Sanders Administration.
Sounds like a dream team to me. This just keeps getting better. Go Bernie!