In the Book of Gore, there is a passage: “Do as I say, not as I do.” It is a statement that Democratic politicians live by when it comes to climate change.
They want you to take the bus, eat bugs, and lead miserable lives. They get to live the same opulent and rich lifestyle.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is the personification of this with his three houses… and flying on private jets. According to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) data, the socialist spent more on private jet travel in the final three months of 2019 than his closest competitors in the Democratic primary.
How much did he spend? $1.2 million.
More from the Washington Examiner:
Former Vice President Joe Biden, 77, spent the second-most on private jets, $1 million, through Advanced Aviation. The campaign for Massachusets Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 70, spent about $721,000 on private jets through Advanced Aviation. The private plane bill for former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, 38, was $324,000 through Advanced Aviation, EvoJets, Solairus Aviation, and Vertivue Air Charters.
Former New York City mayor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, 77, spent about $700,000 on private jet travel from his late November campaign launch through the end of December.
Sanders was long well-known for flying coach, but after he endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton in 2016, he reportedly “repeatedly requested and received” a private jet to campaign on behalf of his former Democratic primary rival. The requests for a fuel-guzzling vehicle became a joke among Clinton staff, since Sanders had railed against fossil fuel companies in his campaign.
Talk about hypocrisy among the Democrats. Not too surprising, though.
Hypocracy: Donald Trump wasted more taxpayer money on his golf trips than any other president in history. Where’s the outrage for that? (Not to mention how many private jet trips he took on Air Force One.)