Bernie: Some say that if 2016 wasn't rigged, I would have beaten Trump

“If it’s clear that you are not going to be the Democratic nominee, will you leave the race before the convention?” Hunt asked Sanders.

The 2020 candidate paused silently for a few moments before firmly declaring, “I intend to be the Democratic nominee.”

“But if you’re not, you stayed in last time, and some people say that you hurt Hillary Clinton’s candidacy –” Hunt said, before Sanders interjected.

“No, wait, ‘some people say’ that if maybe that system was not rigged against me, I would have won the nomination and defeated Donald Trump,” Sanders replied. “That’s what some people say. So I think we’re going to play it out, I think I am excited…”