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Bernie Sanders Retracts Endorsement of Cenk Uygur After Criticism
Mr. Sanders had said Mr. Uygur was “a voice we desperately need in Congress.” But many Democrats condemned the endorsement, citing Mr. Uygur’s history of offensive comments.
Cenk Uygur is running to fill the seat vacated by former Representative Katie Hill in California’s 25th Congressional District.Credit...Christian Monterrosa/Sipa, via Associated Press
By Jennifer Medina
Published Dec. 13, 2019Updated Jan. 24, 2020LOS ANGELES — Can an endorsement be put back in the bottle?
On Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont endorsed Cenk Uygur, a progressive talk show host running for a California congressional seat who has a history of making offensivecomments about women, Jews, Muslims and other groups. But he withdrew the endorsement a day later, after facing considerable backlash for his decision, and after Mr. Uygur made an announcement of his own: He was no longer accepting endorsements of any kind...
Mr. Sanders had said Mr. Uygur was “a voice we desperately need in Congress.” But many Democrats condemned the endorsement, citing Mr. Uygur’s history of offensive comments.
Cenk Uygur is running to fill the seat vacated by former Representative Katie Hill in California’s 25th Congressional District.Credit...Christian Monterrosa/Sipa, via Associated Press
By Jennifer Medina
Published Dec. 13, 2019Updated Jan. 24, 2020LOS ANGELES — Can an endorsement be put back in the bottle?
On Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont endorsed Cenk Uygur, a progressive talk show host running for a California congressional seat who has a history of making offensivecomments about women, Jews, Muslims and other groups. But he withdrew the endorsement a day later, after facing considerable backlash for his decision, and after Mr. Uygur made an announcement of his own: He was no longer accepting endorsements of any kind...
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