Bernie Defends His Wealth: ‘If You Write A Bestselling Book, You Can Be A Millionaire Too’

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30:  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. Sanders and other members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives called for the reintroduction of a resolution “to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen” during the press conference. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on January 30, 2019. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) finally plans to release ten years of tax returns before Monday, acknowledging that they will show he is a millionaire.

“I wrote a bestselling book,” he told the New York Times. “If you write a bestselling book, you can be a millionaire too.”

Sanders’ hesitancy to release his returns, especially as many of the other candidates have been transparent, has prompted some Trumpian comparisons.

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  1. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) finally plans to release ten years of tax returns before Monday

    Which Monday?

     

    acknowledging that they will show he is a millionaire.

    If that’s all they show, then let Trump attack him.

  2. Just retire already, “Bernie”. You are, again, screwing up this race. You aren’t even a Democrat. Go away.

  3. Avatar for bdtex bdtex says:

    If he became a millionaire by writing a best-selling book,it must’ve been the publisher’s advance that put him over-the-top. I know several successful published authors. They all say that the profit margin per book sold is not that much. The first sale of a new release creates the used book market too.

  4. And, the key returns are not from anywhere in the past 5 years. See 2006-07 and where his wife’s money came from (per @ericgarland)

  5. Avatar for ajm ajm says:

    That go for Bill and Hillary Clnton?

    Or is that what you call ill-gotten gains?

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