Leon Cooperman says Bernie Sanders is a bigger threat to the stock market than the coronavirus

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It must be pretty Tough being a victim. Crying all the way to his mega mansion.

Of all the things to be worried about in the Universe, this is last, dead last on my list.

So the rich believe I shld b taxed more than them & children should have lunch debt & college students have tuition debt & Medicare should b cut from the elderly & complain abt welfare but won’t raise min wage? Bet he’s a Republican

OMG they might lose a couple hundred votes

Oh bosh. Billionaires have been telling the rest of us that we are stupid slobs without discipline for years and that we deserve what we do not get. Casual insults thrown at public lawyers (prosecutors in my case) are not forgotten. The birds are coming home to roost.

Please.. that’s ludicrous.. a lot of millionaires & billionaires have admitted themselves that they SHOULD be taxed

Criminals!

There 550 of you and 330,000,000 of us. Cry moar!

The Jews are worried. Then why do they hate Trump and love the leftist radicals? Trump will protect them from the bernie jew haters.

Leon thinks this market is cheap.

You mean the villainizing of roughly 550 people (billionaires) is the concern?

You have to fight back. Billionaires of the world, unite.

Karl Marx Jr thinks it’s ok.

Unfortunately Bloomberg appears to be another arrogant Trump

He’s a stitch! LeonforPres

What would happen if common folks had more money to invest in stocks?

So a few weeks ago Leon Cooperman said he’s okay with the wealthy paying higher taxes, now he says he a “fan of lower taxes?” Will the real slim please stand up?

Wanhhhhh!!!!!! Boo hoo!!!! Here’s some Kleenex.....

JHighFXL Says another old whithered spoiled well off MF whose wholly disconnected from reality! The demographics of each candidates supporters is so telling.

Noooo... a billionaire is supporting another billionaire against more popular candidates. This is unheard of! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Good because he plans on taxing you billionaires who get to hide your money offshore and not pay your fair share of taxes!!!!

So he’s comparing a US senator and a Predidential candidate to a deadly virus. I am sure he will also wonder why citizens will vote for him. Dude not everything is about money.

Worst Democratic candidate is better than the best GOP has. That’s proven with current criminal house

FINANCIERO VS FINANCIERO APOYADO POR FINANCIERO

Isn’t this a business channel?

And there it is! Sanders and Warren scare the bejeezous out of the American oligarchs.

Just wait until Bernie's TARIFFS crash the world economy. Oh wait.........

Everyone says candidate who can beat President Trump. No one says the candidate who can be the President. Bloomberg says he created 500K jobs. Can Mr. Bloomberg give a bulleted list How I created 500,000 jobs? *_____ *_____ *_____ *_____ *_____

All true. Coronavirus - potential global pandemic, Sanders - End to US way of life. Bloomberg will at least give votes legitimate choices.

Um you mean a bigger threat to your bottom line. Yeah things are going to get rocky for Wallstreet if one of the more liberal candidates wins office. Personally I think nothing will get done until we get rid of the Republicans in the Senate.

Sanders is a 'Jewish' antisemite who hires antisemites for his campaign and is totally unfit for office. He's done nothing for 3 decades. Back to your Burrow Sanders.

Oligarchs stick together!

A Democrat that billionaires fear is such a wonderful development. Finally, a working class party in the USA!

He's right.

Bernie and Yang are your last chances at a peaceful avatar for the poor and working class...The next to come will not be Trump who told them what they wanted to hear...but, the actual real deal that believes in it and has no tax cuts for you Mr. Billionaire...

Trump2020

these guys write sanders ads for him

Billionaire endorsing a billionaire, I'm shocked.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Eat the rich.

Poor me!

Please stop have this self-serving POS on.

Agreed

Bernie Sanders has the Elites terrified. 😂 They want to continue their corporate welfare state. 0

To this guy, yes

OH shut up and go to prison

ok, boomer

Shocker

I really dislike Cooperman. He’s such a self serving rich guy. It’s so unthinkable to him to have the State helping the poor and the ones that don’t have his billions. Please don’t put him on anymore.

Oh wow, a billionaire is scared! I’m no Bernie supporter, but good for him!

Of course because he does not have to worry about his next meal. His biggest scare is the coronavirus, it must be nice to have $$$$.

Meanwhile, in the Green room, after the interview segment:

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hos mad

it's hard not to love bernie when billionaires are this worried about him

these people are threats to our democracy

Bernie's a threat to only the top 0.00001% who'll rule this country their money. That's the part they always conveniently leave of. He's not a threat to BigUs. Only to the oligarchs/plutocrats.

Isn't he the crying billionaire?

Sanders supports Evo Morales...one of the biggest drug dealers in the world... after that I have no respect for him... Evo did a lot of damage in my country

Nothing good can come out from him for the US economy

I think leon cooperman is wrong! Trump would beat bloomberg hands down!!!

Here comes the Bern FeelTheBern Sanders2020 Bernie2020 and goodbye corporate greed

Class interests...

Buying an election is corruption. No one should have to say this.

Considering that the coronoavirus is barely a threat, that makes Sanders not that threatening.

Yikes.

It sucks when you can’t bribe a candidate.

billionaires like billionaires

Hi Leon, wanna make some money? Bottle up your tears and sell it on EBay! Big money !!

Bloomberg the oligarch

Then I pray Bernie wins.

But Trump is even worse.

Here's an idea: When assholes like you make a shitpile of money manipulating markets and those of us to provide value to society working for a living don't, we don't give a damn about your little 'markets' so you can hit one MORE golf ball into the ocean. PEOPLE NEED HEALTHCARE!

The fact that you are posting this is a joke and propaganda. He is the only one that can unite the party to stop Donald Trump. Get your stuff together before you help cause another 2016!

Isn’t this the giant baby that was crying on tv a few months ago?

He seems like he's got his finger on the pulse of the people, doesn't he?

Another Billionaire crying segment for TYT

I agree with all of this. Bloomberg is the man.

Good for him🤡

You have enough money to live comfortable for generations. Stop whining

Hmmmmm... Who do I listen to...A person who represents the people, or someone who is worried about losing one of his 14 yachts? 🤔

We welcome your hatred

Threat to what? His profits? If so, he's right to be afraid.

That means Bernie’s doing something right.

🤣🤣🤣

i thought it was fox news at first

Copperman and his billionaire buddies are a bigger threat than the corona virus.

Leon, we gonna try voting one more time. If that doesn't work it's yellow vest time.

You make Bernie’s ads for him.

Oh yes, please feed us more of those tears 👄

Crying man

Of course he thinks the bottom line is more important than human lives.

fanchuqi So a billionaire Says Sanders,the tax-threat to billionaires is a bad choice, BUT a good choice would be another billionaire to fight the multimillionaire. This has NOTHING to do with Bloomberg and trump helping the 1% stay the 1%.....

Like attracts like/ law of attraction. He wants Gloomberg to win

Is he the crying billionaire?

Please cry.

fanchuqi Bernie campaign save this clip and add sad billionaire in bigger words on the screen

Stönks are more important than saving human lives yês

Bernies new Ad!

cnbc what is your purpose? you arent news. you arent entertaining. all i see is sad old men crying that no one under 40 will vote for bloomberg. what is your function?

note to self: BernieOrBust

He’s dreaming

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😂😁😆😂

WindyDane Bernie scares billionaires!

Lol you are joking right?

Shocker

You ask people to take you seriously, yet you share blatant lies like this. No wonder no one listens to this crap anymore.

this is the funniest video i've watched all year

Breaking: Billionaire mad at the thought of actually paying taxes. BillionairesShouldNotExist

it has begun

Then go where the coronavirus is 🤷‍♀️ BernieSanders

Its a club.

Poor Bernie Bro’s

Who is Leon Pooperman and what did he pay for a headline with

another man of evil.

He can’t beat Trump

Yeah, I don’t have too much sympathy for this guy. 68,000 of our fellow Americans die each year from lack of healthcare. We need MedicareForAll we need Bernie2020 He will have to pay a bit more in taxes under Bernie, but he will still be a billionaire.

billionaires backing up other billionaires.

Lmao

Well at least he didn't cry on national television this time!

There once was a time when a mechanic could make enough money to buy a house and have a family without much worry. This is now considered uncommon and looked down upon because of billionaires, now I ask again what do you get out of supporting the rich?

a ringing endorsement

Lol yeah hes a billionaire he just wants more money and will back the person who facilitates that.

They’ve already said the coronavirus vaccine is 18months out. So he doesn’t know shit on that end. He just compared real people actually dying to him getting taxed? Talking about bonds and stocks- and euphoria? Disgusting. This animated sack of garbage can trip on a bucket

Billionaires are the plague.

Their desperation is palpable... Bernie BernieSanders BernieSanders2020 Bernie2020 BernieBros BernieJourney BernieWillWin MSNBC MSNBCisTrash CNN CNNisTrash NotMeUs MedicareForAll M4A M4All

I disagree with the rich guy

That’s because we’re gonna tax his ass

Keep crying Leon!

JosephGetti Eat the rich.

Can we please stop listening to these idiots!!!

I disagree. The young generation wants Bernie Sander. Go Bernie!

this the guy that cried on air right?

Isnt this the same dude who was crying over his fear of his taxes going up even just anlittle bit?

I don’t like the guy but he’s right

Lol cry more

Yes he is a threat to the corrupt elite

How else are corporations going to continue to exploit Americans to new and harsher degrees?

leon pooperman

Ok boomer. We're gonna end the oligarchs! Y'all have overplayed your hand. 90% tax rate on the oligarchs, now!

Does this guy have a clue what he is even talking about? I sure hope people don’t pay him for this garbage advice!

Leon Cooperman: Another hedge fund private crook with a sketchy past. The public remains blind to the fact that oligarchs have bought the government.

Old, white, rich, millionaire. I see a pattern here.

Cooperman quoted Aristotle. Guess he missed this one: Do not confuse the economic - oikos nomia - the norms of running home and community with chrematistics - krema atos - the accumulation of money. ~ Aristotle

Another episode of Rich Men Cry! AnaKasparian

Well I don't think you could get an even more oligarchical set of opinions than that. Probably just as hyperbolic as what Chris Matthews said. 'bigger threat than the coronavirus' you all really need to come back down to Earth where the rest of us are.

Any society that allows itself to become radically unequal eventually collapses into an uprising or a police state—or both. Venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and Steve Keen discuss why everything you learned about economics is wrong.

Lmao it’s that guy that literally sobbed on national TV when thinking about getting taxed for the first time in his life

This is not a man of the people. Not sure Leon is a people

40 years ago, the private banking industry removed economic management from government, thinking the 'free market' could do a better job at running social services. We all know how that turned out. Now they want to keep failed neoliberalism and the exploitation going.

Fascism BEGINS with union-busting, privatization of social services, deregulation and disinformation.

This guy makes me hungry EatTheRich

How sad is your programming CNBC! This is risible.

I always cry when I see you, Leon. I guess I just care so much.

Crying Billionaires say what?

Sounds like a Bernie endorsement to me!

Wasn’t this the billionaire that was crying on tv? 😂😂😂😂😂

Trump created a TrumpTajMahal economy! The economy is going to crash and burn just like that albatross in New Jersey.

That's because your rich and you want another rich person in WH

🤣

You're damn right he's more dangerous to billionaires than the Coronavirus. He's going to have to pay taxes at last.

Did he baste himself in tears again? Because I don't need all that sodium when we eat him.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The tears of billionaires 😍😍

I'm not sure why anyone would root for the market to go down unless you are under 45 and are in the process of accumulating equities in the market.

Cooperman: 'Retail sales are strong, employment is up, corporate profits are good. If businessmen were pessimistic, they wouldn't be buying back so much stock. I want to make clear, I'm not an optimist; many things are troubling to me. Uh..' [checks notes] '1 is Bernie Sanders.'

Did he cry again on TV?

Funny. SenSanders looks at you the same way. Down with the onepercent

BLOOMBERG WILL CHANGE THINGS!

one will kill scores of (majority poor) people, and the other would like everyone to have health care

The rich have class solidarity, do you?

Bernie is the only candidate who didn’t pledge to the lizards. He’s not a puppet.

The fact that someone can appear on tv and just say what they want because they’re billionaire, is why the country is more of an oligarchy than a one person one vote democracy democracy

💉💉💉

Harnold G. Stodge says 3 out of 4 kleptocrats agree, Mini Mike is the answer!

At your age you should be infinitely more worried about a bad case of the flu

Deficit not sustainable says one of 600 people with enough money to fill the deficit

If Leon’s scared then we’re on the right track with BernieSanders

More propaganda! No matter who is charge someone is going to make money! Do your damn journalism jobs!!

Wish I could still be a billionaire after I pay taxes

A bloo bloo bloo

Why the fuck are we even asking his opinion?

why should I trust the political opinions of someone who holds wrong beliefs about the budget deficit

A DUAL ENDORSEMENT! 1. For Bernie - consider the source 2. Against Bloomberg - consider the source

Leon...otherwise known as a. POS

Gosh, could Leon be worried about paying taxes? Good!

I agree.

Lmao hell yes

He is running scared because he will have to pay his fair share of taxes. For years the country has been milked free of charge not the end is comming. Just pay your far share of Taxes.

Remember when everyone said the market would crash if Trump won? Why do we still listen to these fools?

And *that's* why

The amount of fear mongering going on about Bernie is hilarious. Y'all can try to smear him all you want, but there comes a point where the smears become so ludicrous that even Bernie haters become skeptical about what you are presenting.

Corporate America needs to wake up. They've already lost the average Republican voter, who despises them but are sold through fear to support Trump. That's an inherently volatile MO, and will ultimately fail. When they also lose the Left's adherence to norms..... look out!

I'm glad you're nervous. That means you have some sense.

Time to retire Leon Cooperman from commentary. No solutions or suggestions, only a desperate attempt to save his fortune he worked so hard for. Can only imagine the blisters.

NO

Ok billionaire

What you missed was when he was asked: who would be better for the economy, he said President Trump. You can disagree with Trumps mannerisms if your a billionaire & not care about economy. The rest of us care about economy & feeding our families.

Bernie2020

THIS is what is rotten in America... Angry Old White Entitled Men!

CNBC owners are nervous, they're calling up their friends to come talk shit about Bernie on air 😂

Old white men will kill us all

Well if a 2,000 year old billionaire says so I guess thats that

Bernie IS a bigger threat than the coronavirus...to billionaires

No. Bernie may scare billionaires and warmongers, but not peace loving people in the world.

i think it’s time tbh

Lol x 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Someone get him a tissue, the waterworks are about to begin

GoodFaithGOP

Bloomberg beat Trump? What’s the point. Oligarchs be oligarchen.

Over 2k people have died from the virus. This is seriously deranged.

Is he going to cry again?

A billionaire would say that 🤣🤣🤣

lol

Class warfare

Who gives a shit what all these billionaires have to say? PresidentWarren

This is the guy that cried on air because he was afraid the political climate was becoming too anti-billionaire right? LMAO

See you in Central Park

I’m loving all the masks we are seeing come off and the vile creeps underneath. They can no longer hide their contempt for poor people. And with that I say “get fucked”. It’s either a tax increase or guillotines. You choose.

Isn’t this the dude that cried over Elizabeth Warren

You done it. I'm voting for Sanders.

Lmao, that wealth tax just got 10 feet higher.

Is this the same guy that cried because he 'cares'?

says the guy busted by SEC

These Wall Street types sure like to whine and complain

Another reason to vote for Bernie!!

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The crash of the stock market really hurts the investors who have made billions in over priced stocks. If the book value is $50 and it's market value is $1000 you think your rich. You don't make the 950 unless you sell,& hope at the over priced amt.

Leon Cooperman Is a bigger treat to human life than thr coronavirus.

Gee, I can't imagine why Leon Cooperman would be so worried about a Bernie Sanders presidency...

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homie please. The stock market is eternal. You can not kill that which cannot die

trash_ebooks More like, Pee-on Pooperman. Lmfao

And Bloomberg is the biggest threat to unborn children and our right to defend ourselves.

he’s right

I thought it was a great interview. He said you could vote on the basis of your pocketbook. You can also vote based upon your values.

What the Bernie crowd is so ignorant about is that while I think all of them are anti govt control, socialism gives govt MORE control of their lives, not less. Socialism/Communism means the govt determines how much/little everyone gets, regardless of how hard you work. Fact.

So what you’re saying is that the stock market is more important than the people who are dying because of inadequate healthcare coverage. You are truly repugnant and inhumane and are a disgrace to journalism.

Wasn't this the same guy crying on TV because Bernie was doing so well?

Well Bernie has made promises he cannot pay for in any way, so Leon is right despite was his army of online neo-communist millennials say. We are currently running a $1T annual budget deficit. Bernie’s “plan” takes it to $6T. Be careful of what you wish for kids.

CNBC don't mind having crooks on all day. TSLA euphoric, WDAY valuation great.

truth. It is about time started reporting truths again

Boomer

Duh

How about trump tax it created a buble

What a joke! Maybe Bernie will see the opportunity that a 1% transaction tax on the buying & selling of stocks, options, Corp Bonds, & commodities can do for our nation -produces $7T/yr in revenue! No Fed income tax for those earningcongress! 98.3% will be free!

Sorry Scott but you got shut down! Sometimes it's not about making money is about the morals of your actions. If you want a long-term future for our country we need to start considering that.

Bw

If cooperman thinks that wealthtax is unconstitutional then how can he explain the mansion tax we pay in NYC on apartments over $1M? Many cities do the same for apartments and housing nicer a certain amount. How is that 'constitutional'?

F’ing nonsense. The markets do what the markets do, doesn’t matter who is president.

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He is 100% right. Been saying that ever since the inception of Coronavirus. When stocks go down you say new fears of the virus. When it goes up virus fears subsiding. You did the same thing with the China deal. +gonna happen/-trade deal in doubt. Use some thought!

Admire lee Cooperman and appreciated his grade of trump of good performance for economy and failing grade in deportment.

Haha. Lee is against Trump ! Greatest gift the stock market ever had! Lee u got any inside tips for today?

Yes he cried about ewarren possibly “taking” more of his money while bragging he’s leaving it all to charity to counter that he’s a greedy monster. Today he called Bernie a communist. What a pathetic human being he is.

This is pure propaganda.

Why I am not surprised to hear this coming from greedy wall street. People who have made their livelihood from other people's invention, creation, and hard work. People who have done nothing to move this country forward. Shame on you!

Keep at it guys. Every out of touch rich white dude you trot out to “warn people” only serves to grow BernieSanders support.

We're not there yet. First Bernie has to b nominated. Assume he gets it. Then he has to be elected. Assume he is. Then assume he nationalizes, banks etc. Hold on to your shares as we've seen it in 1980 France, took a few years and they de-nationalize.

Leon just came on and complained about everything. That's all this was lol

whine, whine, whine.......

Wow!

My opinion of Cooperman has just fallen off the cliff. Policy to protect the markets will prove to be a disaster. Policy to enhance opportunities for the middle class will insure LT prosperity. Capitalism requires it.

I was on the edge of my seat the entire interview and it’s still not over. Good stuff ScottWapnerCNBC

Who cares what Leon Cooperman says about anything? He wants another bloated tax cut our kids will pay for.

It’s not over until the rich fat boy cries

Not just to the market. To the Republic. And thus to the entire world.

Leon Cooperman has a lot less invested in this world than anyone half his age. So he has the luxury of talking out of his ass. My guess is he would love to squeeze a few billion more out of his ill gotten fortune.

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Good!

This guy is not worth my time or money! Pathetic bloomberg butt-kisser, and this considering recent videos by bloomberg disparaging farmers and minorities! Jacka$$ digging a mighty big deep hole come Nov 2020.

Cooperman and his ilk are branding Bernie. When socialism comes it's the Crony-Capitalists who embrace foamed runways with federal funds when they crash the economy, who will have brought that calamity upon us.

Lol

This guy cooperman is off the wall. CNBC should present the other side too and not just listen to his nonsense.

Is he crying?

Leon Cooperman appears to be reading a prepared statement on his desk or table.

5 way to manifest what you want!!

That should be obvious. A Sanders presidency could cause a revolution.

NeverBernie

Hurting companies and so called 'rich' people, hurts the poor. It's companies and 'Rich' people who pay taxes that allow for all the social programs.

why do u keep interviewing Leon? wasn't he the subject of a SEC investigation

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