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On the recordMay 13, 2019
We have picked sides and we have gone with the dictatorship and the brutal regime in Saudi Arabia.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders discusses U.S. foreign policy, criticizing the support for Saudi Arabia over Iran.

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