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Sanders slams Sinema as a ‘corporate Democrat’ who ‘sabotaged’ party priorities

Sen. Bernard Sanders excoriated Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Sunday, accusing the Arizonan who ditched the Democratic Party to become an independent as a “corporate Democrat” who lacks the guts to take on special interests.

Ms. Sinema made the party switch on Friday, upending Washington and infuriating Democrats while leaving party control of the Senate unchanged.

“I think the Democrats — they are not all that enthusiastic about somebody who helps sabotage some of the most important legislation that protects the interests of working families and voting rights and so forth,” Mr.