Trump campaign accuses Sanders of adopting Iranian talking points

Published January 9, 2020 9:04pm ET



The Trump campaign criticized Bernie Sanders Wednesday for condemning the killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.

“DANGEROUS: BERNIE SANDERS CAN’T BE TRUSTED TO DEFEND AMERICAN LIVES,” read the title of a blog post on the campaign’s website. “Since Soleimani was brought to justice, Sanders has refused to acknowledge the American blood on his hands and repeated talking points straight from Iran’s Ayatollahs,” the post read.

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