The gloves are coming off in the 2016 Election. There has been no love lost between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders while on the campaign trail. The two have traded insults with one another, and it almost came to a head in a proposed debate back in May. Trump was intrigued by the idea of a debate when he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live in May, with Sanders gung ho about going toe-to-toe with the media mogul. But at the last moment, Trump called off the idea of having one, calling it a joke. Voters took to social media to knock Trump’s decision in hilarious fashion.
Their feud has continued as the two are trading insults over social media. Not long after Sanders publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee, Trump took to Twitter to voice his opinion on the matter:
Bernie Sanders, who has lost most of his leverage, has totally sold out to Crooked Hillary Clinton. He will endorse her today – fans angry!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2016
I am somewhat surprised that Bernie Sanders was not true to himself and his supporters. They are not happy that he is selling out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2016
Bernie sanders has abandoned his supporters by endorsing pro-war pro-TPP pro-Wall Street Crooked Hillary Clinton.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2016
Trump may have fired off these opinions in the hopes of dividing the Democratic party and leveraging more support in his favor. He even offered despondent Sanders supporters a chance to come aboard the Trump train:
To all the Bernie voters who want to stop bad trade deals & global special interests, we welcome you with open arms. People first.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2016
There are still a number of supporters that are on the #BernieOrBust bus, but it seems Sanders wants to unite the party. He was quick to shoot back at Trump’s presumption that he could entice his supporters:
Big talk from the same guy who was too afraid to debate Bernie in California. https://t.co/LVCjo0PKrN
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 12, 2016
It’s never uncommon to see a war of words between political opponents, and this exchange may add some fuel to the fire come November. With both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions on the horizon, it seems there’s a clear understanding how the election will unfold over the next few months. Hopefully there will continue to be plenty of entertaining comebacks from each nominee’s side.