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NEW GOP TALKING POINT: Trump is implementing Bernie Sanders & AOC policies. It’s False. [1]
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Date: 2025-04-20
Fmr. Pence’s COF Marc Short started a new GOP false talking point to discredit AOC and Bernie Sanders, who are reaching millions with their Fighting Oligarchy tour, by claiming Trump’s policies are theirs.
New GOP false talking point.
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Republican strategist Marc Short attempts to counter the growing “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, claiming on NBC that Donald Trump is already implementing their agenda—a claim intended to confuse voters and dilute progressive momentum.
Short tells Meet the Press that Trump’s trade wars and talk of tax hikes on some companies mirror Sanders‑style economics.
He argues the Tea Party’s small‑government zeal contrasts with today’s left‑wing “energy,” which he dismisses as “unserious.”
Short insists the Democratic Party looks disorganized, calling Joe Biden “the gift that keeps on giving” for Republicans.
Host Kristen Welker and other panelists essentially let the false comparison pass without challenging its factual basis.
Progressive activists warn the GOP will keep repeating this narrative to brand Sanders‑style populism a failure if Trump’s policies falter.
Short’s spin is a classic bait‑and‑switch: Trump guts Medicaid, props up billionaires, and weaponizes tariffs that punish workers, while Sanders and AOC call for universal health care, fair taxes, and labor power. Progressives must hit back instantly—naming the big‑money interests Trump protects and spotlighting how real populism lifts working people, not corporate oligarchs.
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