Johnson: We’re Seeing Manchin for Who He Is, a Person for Himself and Not the People

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
Sharpton: “Before we go, I want your brief take on the West Virginia mayor — I’m sorry that West Virginia senator Joe Manchin who officially left the Democratic Party to become an independent yesterday. Senator mentioned health Democrats maintain a slim majority during the Biden term, but he also blocked major provisions of the infrastructure bill that would have addressed climate change and strengthened the social safety, and he stood in the way of suspending the filibuster to make progress on voting rights and police reform, the George Floyd bill, for example. What kind of legacy does senator mention leave within the Democratic Party?”

Johnson: “With that ruptured, he unofficially left the party a long time ago when he sabotaged our agenda and it’s very clear he is about himself because the switch of a party indicates to me that he actually does have more political aspirations. It is unfortunate him about we are seeing Joe Manchin for who he is, a person for himself, and not the people.”