Sanders says Sinema ‘helped sabotage’ some of Congress’s key legislations

Senator adds to chorus of detractors against Arizona lawmaker who left Democratic party and declared herself an independent

The popular progressive US senator Bernie Sanders would consider supporting any Democrat who might mount a challenge against his chamber colleague Kyrsten Sinema after she recently left the party and declared herself an independent like him, arguing that she has helped sabotage" some of Congress's most important legislation.

Sanders's comments on Sunday on CNN's State of the Union added to the chorus of detractors against the Arizona lawmaker who has undermined the agenda of the Joe Biden White House and other progressives, including by voting down raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and reforming the Senate filibuster so that voting rights legislation can pass.