KANSAS CITY DOUBLE TAKE: CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER ENDURED TOUGH QUESTIONS ON CUBA JUST LIKE BERNIE SANDERS CAMPAIGN 2020!!!

His push for Prez earns front-runner status and now Senator Bernie Sanders confronts Conservative outrage over comments on Cuba amid continued questions about Democratic Socialism.

A bit of context from savvy TKC readers . . .

FLASHBACK!!! CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER ALSO ENCOUNTERED OUTRAGE OVER HIS STATEMENTS ON CUBA!!!

This is especially relevant given that the Congressman is an "establishment Democratic Party" denizen and has already offered his endorsement to Veep Joe Biden. Surprisingly, Kansas City's top ranking politico has also flirted just a bit with the idea of Bloomberg for Prez. Still, this Cuba quote offers a bit more context on the touchy subject . . .

One more note . . . For the record, Prez Obama pretty much said the same thing about Cuba as Bernie without half as much hateration.

Here's the local angle sent our way for consideration . . .

Red State: Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) Has No Problems With Repressive, Murderous Dictatorships

From a 2009 NPR Interview:

Congressman Cleaver: “Well, the world operates at its best when there’s diversity. Every nation does not need to be like the United States. And, frankly, we already have ties to diplomatic nations. And, frankly, if there is repression in Cuba we didn’t see it.”

And now, to provide more context let's take a look at the latest rhetorical challenge confronting the Bernie Bros locally and across the nation . . .

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MIAMI - Bernie Sanderssays he's the Democrat best-equippedto defeat Donald Trump in November. But Florida Democrats insist he'sthe worst-equippedafter Sanders's refusal Sunday night to thoroughly condemn the Cuban Revolution.

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