Video | Watch the interview with Bernie Sanders

Two elections and one Trump victory later, Bernie Sanders retains his aura as an icon of the global left. He is 84 years old, with a deep voice, an elusive gaze, and an unmistakable way of mulling over his words. He was mayor of Burlington, the most populous city in his home state of Vermont, on the border with Canada, and has been in the Capitol for 35 years. First, he served as a member of the House of Representatives between 1991 and 2007, and he has just begun his fourth (six-year) term as senator for Vermont. The senator welcomed EL PAÍS last Wednesday at the Capitol to discuss Donald Trump’s presidency, recent protests in Minneapolis against ICE, and the Epstein case, among other topics.

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