Appearing on the CBS news program "Face the Nation," Sanders said that these are never-before-seen times in American history and that he fears that a "kleptocracy," a system of government where officials use their power to steal government funds for their own benefit, is on the rise.

President Donald Trump’s allies, including Vice President JD Vance, are making calls to shore up support for both Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard following their confirmation hearings this week,

Gabbard was questioned by Republicans and Democrats alike on her views of Snowden and whether she believes he was a traitor. She declined to say she believed he was a traitor, repeating that she felt he had broken the law and reiterating a point that she has made in the past, that he exposed practices that have resulted in the reform of 702.