Manchin fires back after Sanders pens op-ed in West Virginia paper - POLITICO

Bernie Sanders’ move to land an op-ed in Manchin’s backyard seems to have crossed the line for the West Virginia senator.

Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders, not pictured above, both serve on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s leadership team and come from polar opposites of the Democratic Caucus.

Bernie Sanders has been calling on Joe Manchin to support President Joe Biden’s full agenda for weeks.

In response to an op-ed from Sanders (I-Vt.) published in Manchin’s hometown paper on Friday night, Manchin snapped back: “This isn’t the first time an out-of-stater has tried to tell West Virginians what is best for them despite having no relationship to our state.”.

Sanders’ move to land an op-ed in Manchin’s backyard seems to have crossed the line for the West Virginia senator.

Last week, however, Sanders began pressuring Manchin and Sinema to speed up their languid negotiations on the final piece of Biden’s agenda, which also covers health care and education expansion.

The two gave dueling press conferences, then Sanders held an availability with reporters last Friday to continue leaning on Manchin and Sinema.

Now, Sanders is imploring Manchin not to obstruct Biden’s agenda

Senator Sanders’ answer is to throw more money on an already overheated economy while 52 other Senators have grave concerns about this approach,” Manchin said, lumping himself firmly with Sinema and the 50 Senate Republicans