If Bernie Sanders “cannot recall” a provocative speech he made on the floor of the Senate five years ago, maybe he should undergo a mental status evaluation ? You know, the one that President Trump passed with flying colors.

Via Free Beacon.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Friday denied saying in 2013 “we cannot bring the government to a shutdown,” and accusing Republicans of wanting their way “no matter what,” but he did.

And after the denial, MSNBC host Ali Velshi didn’t call him out on it.

Velshi asked Sanders about the quote because in was used by Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney during a Friday press briefing. Mulvaney brought up Sanders’ earlier comments while he made the case that should the government shut down, it will be the fault of Senate Democrats who argue a federal budget should not be passed without including a replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration amnesty program. Democrats’ threat to shut down the government over DACA comes despite the fact members of the party, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), fervently argued against such action in the past….

After Velshi asked for Sanders’ response, the senator said, “That, that doesn’t sound like–I don’t recall saying anything like that.”….

Velshi did not correct Sanders on the fact he actually did say what Mulvaney quoted him as saying. Instead, the MSNBC host proceeded to thank Sanders and end the interview.

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