Sanders Defends Praise for Cuban Regime, Bloomberg Addresses Chinese Communist Party

Sanders Defends Praise for Cuban Regime, Bloomberg Addresses Chinese Communist Party
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), left, and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, right, stand before the primary debate on Feb. 25, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images; Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Top Democratic presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addressed past comments about authoritarian governments during the debate on Tuesday night in South Carolina.

Sanders, 78, has been under fire since praising the regime of Fidel Castro, the Cuban dictator who imprisoned and killed dissidents during his decades in office.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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