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The time Obama jokingly dismissed Bernie Sanders as a communist

By Becket Adams
Published March 5, 2020 4:34pm ET
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The time Obama jokingly dismissed Bernie Sanders as a communist
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , stepping off his bus as he arrives for a campaign event at The Black Box Theater, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, in Indianola, Iowa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republicans and Michael Bloomberg are not the only ones who have characterized Bernie Sanders as a communist.

President Barack Obama has done it, too, albeit with tongue-in-cheek.

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