Manchin roasts 'toxic' Democratic Party: 'This country is not going left'

Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) slammed the Democratic Party as “toxic” and said the country is “not going left” as he winds down his tenure in the Senate.

“The D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of, it’s just, it’s toxic,” Manchin said in an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju that aired Sunday.

Manchin, who is leaving Congress after nearly 15 years, also left the Democratic Party earlier this year. The centrist Democrat declared he was leaving the party and registered as an independent.