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Bernie Sanders Laughs Off Question About Third-Party Run

Kaitlan Collins Contributor
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Bernie Sanders laughed when he was asked if he would consider a third-party run.

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During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night, the late night host posed a question from Donald Trump to the Democratic candidate .

“Both primary systems are rigged, but in particular the Democrats’ ridiculous system of superdelegates,” Kimmel asked Sanders. “Will you run as an independent when Deborah Wasserman Schultz and the party bosses steal this nomination away from you?”

“Well, I think there’s a little bit of a self-service there from Trump,” Sanders joked.

“You think he’s really worried about me? I really appreciate his concern for me. I know it comes straight from his heart.”

Sanders said he remains optimistic about securing the Democratic party’s nomination.

“What I hope will happen is in fact that I will run against him as the Democratic nominee for president of the United States and if I do, we’re going to beat him and beat him bad.”