Post-Trump, Bernie Sanders’ failed presidential bid has been one of the many What could’ve been thoughts in the liberal stage of mourning. In a new interview with GQ, the Vermont senator spoke candidly in breaking down the election. When asked if there was any silver lining in Donald Trump’s win, Sanders plainly said, “No, I would not say that there’s any silver lining in Trump’s victory.”
But at the end of the piece, he provided a little lightness by recalling the time Killer Mike became a visible campaign surrogate during the primaries. As Bernie puts it, he was happy to find out that regardless of Mike’s name, the rapper had not actually caught a body.
But you did a good job finding unlikely interlocutors, like the Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, who became an outspoken supporter.
Killer Mike is a serious guy.Exactly. Your web-video interview with him was fascinating.
It turns out that Killer Mike is an extremely bright guy.I assume somebody had to explain to you who Killer Mike was.
Yes, they did. The name got me a little bit nervous. But Killer Mike has never killed anybody. It’s just, he’s a killer rapper.
Of course, Killer Mike is only a rapper with a gift for passionate elocution when speaking on social issues. He’s also a good guy—at least good enough to explain why he’d rather go by Killer Mike than his birth name, Michael Render.
Be cuz I Kill Microphones & My Name Is Michael RT @KevinRoberts99: @SarahKSilverman @EmmaSegasture why does he call himself killer Mike?
— Killer Mike (@KillerMike) February 20, 2016
