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- MSNBC host Chris Matthews formally apologized to Sen. Bernie Sanders for comparing the 2020 candidate's landslide win in the Nevada caucus to the Nazi takeover of France during World War II.
- "I'm sorry for comparing anything from that tragic era in which so many suffered, especially the Jewish people, to an electoral result in which you were the well-deserved winner," Matthews said on Monday.
- During his Saturday coverage of the caucus Matthews described the senator's expected win — and solid frontrunner status — as something of a catastrophe for the Democratic Party.
- Several other prominent MSNBC anchors and commentators lashed out at Sanders over the weekend, describing the veteran lawmaker as unvetted and unelectable.
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MSNBC host Chris Matthews issued an apology to Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters for comparing the 2020 candidate's landslide win in the Nevada caucus on Saturday to the Nazi takeover of France during World War II.
Matthews' comments sparked immediate outrage, the trending hashtag "#FireChrisMatthews," and backlash from Sanders' campaign, which has long accused the left-leaning network of bias against it.
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