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It's called: rhetoric
Many books have been written about it in the last 3000 years, since Ancient Greece.
The reporter tries to bring down the discussion to a sentiment-based shouting match (also part of rhetoric, called "trolling" in recent times), while Bernie answers by shouting over her points ("I can shout as loud as you"), then goes back to a clear delivery of his own points.
When one party has no solid arguments, while the other does, it's the dynamic that comes out:
Business/politics as usual, really.