Recently unearthed footage from 1985 shows then-Mayor Bernie Sanders describing himself as an outright “socialist” and praising Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro; saying the Latin American leader “educated the kids” and “gave them health care.”
Here’s the Full 1985 Interview Where Bernie Sanders Praised Castro, Slammed Reagan, and More https://t.co/xi1kwFgeSR pic.twitter.com/77vSiAfp0O
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 21, 2019
“One of the things I think I learned on my trip, you know, as a socialist the word ‘socialism’ doesn’t frighten me […] And everybody was totally convinced that Castro was the worst guy in the world, that all the Cuban people were going to rise up in rebellion against Fidel Castro,” said Sanders.
“They forgot that he educated the kids, gave them health care, totally transformed the society. But just because Ronald Reagan dislikes these people does not mean that the people of their own nation feel the same way,” he added.
Watch the stunning admission above.
BUSTED: Video Surfaces of Bernie Sanders Saying ‘Lining Up for Food’ a ‘GOOD THING’
Recently found footage featuring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders went viral on social media this week; showing the self-described Democratic-Socialist saying “lining up for food” is a “good thing”
“You know, it’s funny, sometimes American journalists talk about how bad a country is because people are lining up for food. That’s a good thing. In other countries, people don’t line up for food. The rich get the food and the poor starve to death,” said Sanders in the undated video.
Bernie2020 – Make America Venezuela.
Today we promise to do everything we can to protect the United States from the scourge of Socialism that has destroyed millions of lives throughout the years.
Democrats, reject the demise of your party and country, say no to @BernieSanders. pic.twitter.com/t7GkcPQWwQ
— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 19, 2019
Sen. Sanders officially entered the 2020 president race Tuesday; confirming he’s launching a second-bid to take the White House in the coming days.
CUBAN CRISIS: New Video Surfaces of Cubans ‘Waiting Hours’ for a Single Loaf of Bread
Stunning new footage emerged from Cuba this week that highlighted the socialist regime’s escalating struggle to feed its citizens; showing residents waiting hours for a single loaf of bread at local bakeries.
“Cubans line up at bakeries across Havana, waiting hours for a loaf of bread, a basic good that has become hard to find after some important mills broke down on the island resulting in a shortage of flour,” writes the AFP.
VIDEO: Cubans line up at bakeries across Havana, waiting hours for a loaf of bread, a basic good that has become hard to find after some important mills broke down on the island resulting in a shortage of flour pic.twitter.com/VUaEp09ylN
— AFP news agency (@AFP) December 15, 2018
“I came here no foot. I’m already old so imagine if I don’t eat. I have to eat something,” said one hungry woman.
Watch the shocking video above.