Sanders: Trump won’t be successful ‘dividing us’ on race

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate, name-checked Republican contender Donald Trump in a speech Monday, criticizing his recent comments on immigration.

“No one, not Donald Trump, not anyone else, will be successful in dividing us based on race or on our country of origin,” Sanders said at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference in Kansas City.

“America becomes a greater nation, a stronger nation, when we stand together as one people and in a loud and clear voice we say no to racism and bigotry,” Sanders told the Hispanic advocacy group, according to a transcript.

{mosads}Democrats have pounced on Trump’s controversial remarks last month during the launch of his presidential bid, where he said immigrants were bringing crime across the border.

Sanders said Monday that Americans of every stripe, regardless of race or country of origin, ought to “come together to create … a country that works for all of our people.”

“We do it when we stand together and we do not allow people … divide us, divide us, divide us,” Sanders said in his speech, noting that he supported comprehensive immigration reform.

The self-described democratic socialist focused his remarks Monday on income inequality and unemployment, as well as a pledge to push for tuition-free college, key parts of his platform.

Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley have sought to shore up support among Hispanic voters in their challenge against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

O’Malley and Clinton are also expected to address the La Raza conference later Monday.

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