not what i or others would have expected. >> until a new reality intruded. >> covid exacerbated all of the existing problems in terms of the struggles of working families. >> then came january 6th. >> where trump is about is his actual threat to democracy. what biden sees out there is that if we do not move aggressively and make it clear to people that government can work for them, then we stand a real chance of losing democracy in this country. >> there's a shared history, too. both men have working class roots and both wanted to be president. and when vice president biden decided not to run in 2016 as the party establishment lined up behind hillary clinton, he reached out to sanders for a private chat or two. a courtesy sanders has not forgotten. >> he was giving me his advice, political advice, and they were,