Vt., on Wednesday attacked Democrat leaders, claiming they did not support New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani or Senate hopeful Graham Platner in Maine.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders congratulated New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on his victory. Noting that Mamdani had started at 1% in the polls, the 84-year-old legislator lauded the progressive's victory as one of the biggest and most sudden triumphs in recent American history on social media.

Sanders said, "I don't like Trump, you know, but we should have a secure border and it ain't that hard to do."

Vt., took control of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s post-election press conference Wednesday to criticize Democratic leadership

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) recently praised Trump's border crackdown, saying Biden's immigration policy "didn't do it."

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who backed Zohran Mamdani, said in a social-media post that New York City’s next mayor “pulled off one of the great political upsets in modern American history.” “Yes. We CAN create a government that represents working people and not the 1%,

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said a string of Democratic victories on Tuesday, including Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race, delivers a clear message for 2026: that voters are rejecting "Trumpism.

Sanders said Mamdani's victory provides a path forward for the Democratic Party, encouraging Democrats to follow his campaign style.