Impression

Bernie Sanders does an impression of Donald Trump

By Daniel Strauss

Bernie Sanders took a moment during an interview with the Des Moines Register's editorial board on Thursday to give his best impression of Donald Trump.

The Vermont senator, in response to a question about whether Trump could also say he's waging a political revolution, said that he and the Republican presidential candidate didn't actually have much in common.

"Not really," Sanders said. "Is Donald Trump bringing big crowds? Yes, he is."

And then Sanders went into his Trump voice.

"But essentially what Trump is saying is, 'Hey, I'm the smartest guy in the history of the world and I'm tough and anyone who disagrees with me I'm going to take on, even the Des Moines Register here,'" Sanders said, sparking chuckles from some of the editorial board.

"Kareem Abdul Jabbar, you may have noticed this just the other day," Sander continued, referring to an article in the Washington Post. "And Kareem was making the point, and Trump confirmed the point — he starts personal attacks against Kareem Abdul Jabbar because Kareem disagreed with him. And that is a profound difference."

Sanders then got a bit more serious.

"What I am saying is, I can't do it alone," Sanders continued. "Don't just vote for me. I appreciate your vote [but] you've got to be with me the day after the election because there are some very powerful people and institutions we have got to take on," Sanders continued. "What Trump is saying [is], 'Hey, I'll take care of it. I can do it all myself. That's a pretty profound difference, I think."