Bernie Sanders really wants you to know that 'Henry Kissinger is not my friend'

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pounced on Hillary Clinton and her ties to Henry Kissinger during Thursday's Democratic debate, but Clinton was prepared with a jab at her 2016 competitor's foreign policy ideas.

Sanders said that Clinton mentioned during the last debate and in her book that she received "the approval or support of Henry Kissinger. I find it rather amazing. I happen to believe that Henry Kissinger was one of the most destructive secretaries of state in the modern history of this country. I am proud to say Henry Kissinger is not my friend. I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.