Editing Michael Moore (section)

==== Support for Bernie Sanders ====
In December 2015, Moore announced his support for [[Vermont]] Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref name="Bernie">{{cite web |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Michael Moore on Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, The Extreme Right, God and His New Movie, Where To Invade Next |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/elysabeth-alfano/michael-moore-on-politics_b_8857558.html |access-date=December 30, 2015 |publisher=[[HuffPost]] |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230032247/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elysabeth-alfano/michael-moore-on-politics_b_8857558.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore called Sanders a "force to contend with".<ref>{{cite web |date=October 14, 2015 |title=Michael Moore: Sanders won the Dem debate |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256885-michael-moore-sanders-won-the-dem-debate/ |access-date=December 30, 2015 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161840/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256885-michael-moore-sanders-won-the-dem-debate |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2016, he officially endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Moore |date=January 31, 2016 |title=My Endorsement Of Bernie Sanders |url=http://michaelmoore.com/MyEndorsementOfBernie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201090832/http://michaelmoore.com/MyEndorsementOfBernie/ |archive-date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |website=michaelmoore.com}}</ref> He also described [[democratic socialism]] as "a true democracy where everyone has a seat at the table, everyone has a voice, not just the rich".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=693889167521021952|user=MMFlint|title=What is democratic socialism? It's having a true democracy where everyone has a seat at the table, everyone has a voice, not just the rich.|date=January 31, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2018|first=Michael|last=Moore}}</ref> After Sanders lost the 2016 primaries, Moore urged Americans to vote for Clinton<ref>{{cite web |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven |date=October 19, 2016 |title=Michael Moore filmed 'TrumpLand' just 11 days ago to rally 'depressed Hillary voters' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-michael-moore-trumpland-hillary-clinton-election-movie-watch-20161019-snap-story.html |access-date=November 9, 2016 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511003723/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-michael-moore-trumpland-hillary-clinton-election-movie-watch-20161019-snap-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Al Jazeera Staff |date=November 5, 2016 |title=Michael Moore: 'No choice' except Hillary Clinton |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2016/11/michael-moore-choice-hillary-clinton-161104095845852.html |access-date=November 9, 2016 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]] |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108115653/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2016/11/michael-moore-choice-hillary-clinton-161104095845852.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while also correctly predicting that Trump would win the election because the post-industrial [[Midwestern states]] would vote for Trump.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gauthier |first=Brendan |date=July 21, 2016 |title="I think Trump is gonna win": Michael Moore tells Bill Maher that Dems need to stop laughing at the RNC circus |url=http://www.salon.com/2016/07/21/i_think_trump_is_gonna_win_michael_moore_tells_bill_maher_that_dems_need_top_stop_laughing_at_the_rnc_circus/ |access-date=November 9, 2016 |work=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109205038/http://www.salon.com/2016/07/21/i_think_trump_is_gonna_win_michael_moore_tells_bill_maher_that_dems_need_top_stop_laughing_at_the_rnc_circus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After Trump was elected, Moore called Trump a "Russian traitor",<ref>"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michael-moore-donald-trump-vacate-russian-traitor-impeachment-us-president-michael-flynn-a7580796.html Michael Moore tells Donald Trump: 'Vacate you Russian traitor'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909000239/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michael-moore-donald-trump-vacate-russian-traitor-impeachment-us-president-michael-flynn-a7580796.html |date=September 9, 2017 }}". ''The Independent''. February 15, 2017.</ref> saying his presidency had "no legitimacy".<ref>"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-moore-democrats-donald-trump-national-emergency-us-president-documentary-congress-a7642836.html Michael Moore calls on Democrats to declare 'national emergency' to stop Donald Trump] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091457/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-moore-democrats-donald-trump-national-emergency-us-president-documentary-congress-a7642836.html |date=September 29, 2017 }}". ''The Independent''. March 22, 2017.</ref>