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GOP Campaign Experts Say Sanders’s Castro Praise His First Big Mistake

GOP Campaign Experts Say Sanders’s Castro Praise His First Big Mistake
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 23, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made his first major goof of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign by praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s literacy programs, according to Republican campaign pros interviewed by The Epoch Times.

Sanders said in an interview aired Feb. 23 on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that “we’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but, you know, it’s very unfair to say everything was bad. When Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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