Bernie Sanders defends comments on Cuban Revolution

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday doubled down on past remarks about Fidel Castro the place he stated it was "unfair to simply say every little thing is dangerous" concerning the communist regime in Cuba.

Talking at a CNN town corridor in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday, Sanders stated that he has all the time condemned authoritarianism and ardently believes in democracy. Still, he stood behind remarks he had made throughout a “60 Minutes“ interview that the communist revolutionary leader, who dominated Cuba from 1959 virtually until his death in 2016, dramatically raised literacy rates in his country.

The remarks sparked outrage, notably among Florida Democrats, who symbolize a state with a large group of Cuban exiles. State Rep. Javier Fernandez, who's supporting Democratic rival Joe Biden, went so far as to say: “Donald Trump wins Florida if Bernie is our nominee."

“If Bernie Sanders is atop the ticket, it’s going to make it harder for all of us to win in Florida,” Fernandez said.

Sanders shot back on Monday, declaring: "Fact is fact. All right? If you wish to disagree with me, if anyone needs to say that — and by the best way all the Congress individuals you mentioned simply so happen to be supporting different candidates ... but you realize, the reality is the truth. And that is what happened on the first years of the Castro regime."

Sanders added that China is one other instance of an autocratic dictatorship that has completed good things for its individuals.

"China is an authoritarian nation, turning into increasingly authoritarian," Sanders stated. "But can anybody deny, the details are clear, that they have taken extra individuals out of utmost poverty than any nation in history?"

Sanders' remarks on “60 Minutes“ came as many citizens stay concerned about his previous refusal to completely condemn Soviet-backed leaders. Sanders had previously argued that Castro had achieved some good things for his nation, together with expanding well being care and schooling to the poor.

Still, Sanders emphasized Monday that he is adamantly against authoritarian states and their strategies of ruling.

"I feel educating individuals to learn and write is an effective factor. I have been extraordinarily consistent and significant of all authoritarian regimes everywhere in the world including Cuba, together with Nicaragua, including Saudi Arabia, together with China, including Russia. I occur to consider in democracy, not authoritarianism."

Fellow Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg, who has critiqued Sanders as being polarizing and too far left, expressed dismay at Sanders' feedback. He has incessantly clashed with Sanders — claiming to be a extra average candidate set to attraction to independents and Democrats alike — and claimed Sanders would not be capable of attraction to voters who had beforehand supported Trump.

"I don't need as a Democrat to be explaining why our nominee is encouraging individuals to look on the brilliant aspect of the Castro regime once we are going into the election of our lives," Buttigieg stated during his CNN town corridor Monday night time.

He added: "In fact literacy is an effective thing, however why are spotlighting the literacy packages of a brutal dictator as an alternative of being unambiguous in our condemnation about the best way he has treated his individuals?"

Democratic candidate Tom Steyer went so far as to say he would by no means converse extremely of unelected leaders who rule without any democratic checks on their power.

"I do not assume it's applicable to be giving him lots of compliments," Steyer stated during his CNN town corridor. "I feel we're in a unique state of affairs. The USA is supposed to be the value-driven leader of the world."

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