Tapes from Bernie's honeymoon in the soviet union in 1988 leaked: this is bad

Aside from the fact that it is in and of itself morally repugnant to take a damn honeymoon to the worst hostile foreign power America has ever faced, this is a bad look, even for a dem primary:

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The scene is part of 3½ hours of raw, never publicly seen footage of the trip Sanders took to the Soviet Union that year — his “honeymoon.” POLITICO viewed the tapes this week,

The hours of footage include a scene of Sanders sitting with his delegation at a table under a portrait of Vladimir Lenin. Sanders can also be heard extolling the virtues of Soviet life and culture

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At another point, one of Sanders’ hosts jokingly warns the delegation to not upset the KGB: “Those who don't behave move to Siberia from here."

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Sanders’ wife also talks to teachers in the Soviet Union over tea. She asks them detailed questions about their work and proposes a teacher and student exchange program.

“One thing we are very impressed with is the cultural life,” she tells them. “We strive in Burlington to enrich the cultural life as much as possible. But we have much further to go.”

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It would be very hypocritical of dems, who have made russia a huge issue since 2017, nominate a man who openly extolled russia and cozied up with its leaders back when it was way worse.