Bernie Sanders Speculates Foreign Actors are Behind Hateful ‘Bernie Bros’

Bernie Sanders Speculates Foreign Actors are Behind Hateful ‘Bernie Bros’
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) delivers remarks during a campaign event at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, on Feb. 1, 2020. Tom Brenner/Getty Images
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During Wednesday’s Democratic debate, Senator Bernie Sanders suggested that foreign trolls could be responsible for the intense negativity among some of his supporters, alluding to the misinformation campaign launched by Russian actors during the start of the 2016 election.

Vermont senator defended the “99.9 percent” of his supporters on Twitter that “are decent human beings,” after moderators asked whether his supporters are “making it harder for Democrats to unify in November.”

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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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