3 key insights from Bernie Sanders' This Week interview
ABC's This Week aired an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie (I-Vt.) on Sunday, in which Sanders spoke with ABC News' chief White House correspondent, Jonathan Karl, about a variety of subjects. The interview took place in Des Moines, Iowa, where Sanders was campaigning. Here are three moments that stand out from the interview.
Biden's no match for Sanders' progressivism — Sanders challenged the notion that former Vice President Joe Biden is one of the more progressive Democrats running for the Oval Office. He cited Biden's history of voting for the Iraq War and the deregulation of Wall Street as major reasons.
Trump is not wrong on North Korea — Sanders is at odds with President Trump in most cases, but he does think the president's plan to sit down with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and solve the issue with diplomacy is the way to go.
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He doesn't want to criticize his opponents — Sanders told Karl he hopes the Democratic primaries are about issues and not personal attacks. He kept to that line of thinking during the interview, refusing to criticize some of his fellow candidates’ inexperience and praising competitor Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Tim O'Donnell
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