Sanders in Texas

The candidate also touched on the issue of climate change, singling out Trump for calling it a hoax.

“The scientific community has a slight disagreement. They think that climate change is an existential threat to this planet, and our administration believes in science, not right-wing extremism.”

He went on to emphasize his support for the Green New Deal, which Sanders’s 10-year, $16 trillion climate plan builds on. He said he plans to transition away from fossils fuels and toward sustainable energy.