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Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Russians have worked to block him from winning the Democratic nomination while favoring Sen. Bernie Sanders, though he admitted his claims were not based on anything he had been told by intelligence officials.
"The Russians don't want me to be the nominee," Biden said on CBS News' "Face the Nation," later adding, "they like Bernie.
Biden made the comment after being asked about Sanders' momentum in the Democratic primary race to determine who will take on President Donald Trump in November.
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After leading in virtually every poll on the national race for his party's nomination for most of 2019, Biden has fallen behind Sanders in most recent polls. And Sanders has won two of the first three primary contests, while Biden has yet to win a state and performed below expectations in Iowa and New Hampshire.
‘We're alive and we're coming back’: Joe Biden stakes presidential bid on crucial South Carolina primary
When asked if he could stop Sanders, Biden insisted he was still "the best guy to beat Trump" before claiming the Russians were working against him.
"They spent a lot of money on bots on Facebook and they've been taken down saying Biden is a bad guy. They don't want Biden running," Biden said of the Russians. "No one's helping me to try to get the nomination."
On Friday, The Washington Post first reported that U.S. intelligence officials told Sanders that Russian President Vladimir Putin was interfering in the Democratic primary race and was trying to help his campaign. The Post report did not specify how the Russians were trying to accomplish that goal. But former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on 2016 election interference said Russian intelligence agents used social media as a major part of their effort.
"I don't care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president. My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do," Sanders said in response to the report. He acknowledged he was told in an intelligence briefing "about a month ago" about Russia's latest meddling, though he said, "It was not clear what role they were going to play."
Biden called for the other campaigns to be given the same information.
"I have not spoken to the intelligence community, but I think the intelligence community should inform the rest of us who are running what they told Senator Sanders," he said.
Wow,...just wow. Even the Russians don't like him. LOL
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Russians have worked to block him from winning the Democratic nomination while favoring Sen. Bernie Sanders, though he admitted his claims were not based on anything he had been told by intelligence officials.
"The Russians don't want me to be the nominee," Biden said on CBS News' "Face the Nation," later adding, "they like Bernie.
Biden made the comment after being asked about Sanders' momentum in the Democratic primary race to determine who will take on President Donald Trump in November.
Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
After leading in virtually every poll on the national race for his party's nomination for most of 2019, Biden has fallen behind Sanders in most recent polls. And Sanders has won two of the first three primary contests, while Biden has yet to win a state and performed below expectations in Iowa and New Hampshire.
‘We're alive and we're coming back’: Joe Biden stakes presidential bid on crucial South Carolina primary
When asked if he could stop Sanders, Biden insisted he was still "the best guy to beat Trump" before claiming the Russians were working against him.
"They spent a lot of money on bots on Facebook and they've been taken down saying Biden is a bad guy. They don't want Biden running," Biden said of the Russians. "No one's helping me to try to get the nomination."
On Friday, The Washington Post first reported that U.S. intelligence officials told Sanders that Russian President Vladimir Putin was interfering in the Democratic primary race and was trying to help his campaign. The Post report did not specify how the Russians were trying to accomplish that goal. But former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on 2016 election interference said Russian intelligence agents used social media as a major part of their effort.
"I don't care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president. My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do," Sanders said in response to the report. He acknowledged he was told in an intelligence briefing "about a month ago" about Russia's latest meddling, though he said, "It was not clear what role they were going to play."
Biden called for the other campaigns to be given the same information.
"I have not spoken to the intelligence community, but I think the intelligence community should inform the rest of us who are running what they told Senator Sanders," he said.
Wow,...just wow. Even the Russians don't like him. LOL
