--- title: Clinton and Sanders: Michigan Governor Should Resign description: The Democratic debate in Flint began in agreement as both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders called on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to resign. canonical: https://time.com/4249129/democratic-debate-flint-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-07T01:44:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:49:37.242Z article:section: Politics og:title: Clinton and Sanders: Michigan Governor Should Resign og:description: The candidates agreed that the governor should leave office over the Flint water crisis og:url: https://time.com/4249129/democratic-debate-flint-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49ea3d887b0baa1f/6988806e2dce01e0de9e8118/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-flint-michigan-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Clinton and Sanders speak at the same time during the Democratic U.S. presidential candidates' debate in Flint og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Clinton and Sanders: Michigan Governor Should Resign twitter:description: The candidates agreed that the governor should leave office over the Flint water crisis twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49ea3d887b0baa1f/6988806e2dce01e0de9e8118/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-flint-michigan-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Clinton and Sanders Call on Michigan Governor to Resign > Sponsored content. 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He should resign,” Vermont Sen. Sanders said, a call he has made before. Then former Secretary of State Clinton agreed, the first time that she has said Snyder should resign over the lead in Flint’s water. “The governor should resign or be recalled, and we should support the efforts of citizens to achieve that,” she said. Snyder took to Twitter during the debate to defend himself: > [](https://twitter.com/onetoughnerd/status/706646480648536065) > [](https://twitter.com/onetoughnerd/status/706647092035452928) > [](https://twitter.com/onetoughnerd/status/706647792417165313) Sanders connected the water crisis back to his favorite topic on the stump: income inequality. “We need to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure,” he said. “Our water systems, our waste water plants, our roads and our bridges. The wealthiest country in the history of the world has got to get its priorities right, take care of the people, no more tax breaks for billionaires.” Clinton also said she would support consequences for public officials, and that she would launch an investigation into who knew about the water contamination, and when. “People should be held accountable, wherever that leads,” she said. Both candidates were met with loud cheers from the Flint audience. ## Transcript The children in Flint, Michigan, in the United States of America, in the year 2016, are being poisoned. I believe the governor of this state should understand that his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. He should resign. [ APPLAUSE ] I agree. The governor should resign or be recalled and we should [ APPLAUSE ] support the Efforts of citizens attempting to achieve that. The state should also be sending money, immediately, to help this city! 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