It's not quite as precious as a nod from Fidel, but it's still quite a tribute for Bernie Samders.
Bernie Sanders could become the 45th president of the United States if American elections were “free” and “fair,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said in a televised appearance on Tuesday.
During the TV show that aired Tuesday, Maduro called the Vermont senator “our revolutionary friend” and slammed the “archaic” U.S. electoral system that makes it possible for someone like real estate mogul Donald Trump to become president.
Maduro voiced support for Sanders in March, calling him “an emerging candidate with a restorative and revolutionary message.”
Maduro is using armed force and a dubious supreme court to maintain power over a country that hates him.
Venezuela's inflation is stratospheric. Even basic staples are hard to find in stores. Fingerprint scanners are used to maintain milk quotas. Toilet paper factories were occupied by the military due to shortages. Mobs raid supermarkets and food trucks to steal food.
This is right in line with Bernie Sanders who had defended bread lines in the past and has shown strong sympathy for revolutionary left-wing regimes before.