Reason Bernie Sanders won't call Venezuela's Maduro a dictator
Why Bernie Sanders won't call Venezuela's Maduro a dictator In his CNN town hall Monday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., explained why he hesitates to call embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a dictator. Maduro won reelection last May in what many saw as an illegitimate election wrought with fraud. That alone isn’t enough for Sanders to call him a dictator, and after a short stutter, he was able to explain why. “It’s fair to say that the last election was undemocratic, but there are still democratic operations taking place in that country,” Sanders said. “The point is, what I am calling for right now is internationally supervised free elections.” President Trump has taken a special interest in Venezuela, even going so far as to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president, and Sanders took this opportunity to question why Trump attacks one oppressive regime but is friendly with another. “I do find it interesting that Trump is very