Bernie Sanders pushes back at critics of his new wealth: 'I didn't know that it was a crime to write a good book which turns out to be a bestseller'
"I didn't know that it was a crime to write a good book which turns out to be a bestseller," Sanders said at a community meeting in Gary, Indiana.Since Sanders described himself as a millionaire earlier this week, he and his campaign have stressed that his policy platform, which is fiercely critical of"billionaires" and wealthy corporate interests, like private insurers and pharmaceutical companies, is unchanged.
Read MoreThe Vermont independent has twice now bristled at questions about his personal wealth. His comment on Saturday echoed what he told the New York Times earlier this week. "I wrote a best-selling book," Sanders said then."If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.
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