Sen. Bernard Sanders may be chasing Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but he says the way she has been treated by critics of her handling of the 2012 Benghazi attacks and her exclusive use of a private email server at the State Department has been “sexist” at times.
“I don’t know that a man would be treated that same way that Hillary is,” Mr. Sanders told CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Mr. Sanders, Vermont independent and self-described socialist, quickly pivoted to his differences with Mrs. Clinton, the party’s front-runner for the White House. As a senator, she voted for the Iraq War, while he opposed it as a member of the House at the time.
He also said that members of the crowded GOP field do not seem to remember the consequences of the war, both for U.S. service members and Iraqi civilians, based on their performance in Thursday night’s debate in Cleveland.
Congress could avoid yet another conflict in the Middle East by supporting President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, he argued.
“I’m not going to tell you that this is a perfect agreement, and every agreement can be better,” Mr. Sanders told CBS.
He also complained there was “not one word” about climate change at the GOP debate, and “no discussion” about income inequality. The latter issue is a focal point of his campaign.
• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.
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