Kevin McCarthy Told Bernie Sanders That Senator Is 'More Conservative' Than Joe Biden On 4/28/21 at 11:44 PM EDT Sanders is known as one of the most progressive Senators on the Democratic caucus' left wing. "There was Bernie Sanders," McCarthy told Sean Hannity on the Wednesday night installment of the Fox News host program. "And I asked the senator, 'Did you ever think you would be more conservative than the president?'" When Hannity asked McCarthy about Sanders' reaction, McCarthy responded, "He looked at me and laughed. But he understood what I was saying to him." Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California said that after Democratic President Joe Biden's Wednesday night congressional address, McCarthy told Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (pictured), a left-wing progressive politician, that he was "more conservative" than Biden. In this photo, Sanders answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol May 23, 2017 in Washington, DC.