Bernie Sanders is continuing to defend recent comments he made highlighting a literacy program in Cuba. Bernie Sanders is continuing to defend recent comments he made highlighting a literacy program in Cuba under the late dictator Fidel Castro. As an example, he said China has made progress in reducing extreme poverty during the last 50 years. His comments about Cuba may be a particular vulnerability ahead of Tuesday’s primary in Florida, which has a large Cuban population. Sanders said its a “problem with politics” that politicians can’t acknowledge progress if it happens in an authoritarian country.-AP

Source: The Standard March 16, 2020 02:28 UTC