Trump congratulates Sanders who appears to be winning Nevada caucuses
Washington/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has congratulated US Senator Bernie Sanders who is coming ahead in the Saturday Nevada caucuses, according to early results.
"Looks like Crazy Bernie is doing well in the Great State of Nevada. Biden & the rest look weak, & no way Mini Mike can restart his campaign after the worst debate performance in the history of Presidential Debates. Congratulations Bernie, & don’t let them take it away from you!" Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
Looks like Crazy Bernie is doing well in the Great State of Nevada. Biden & the rest look weak, & no way Mini Mike can restart his campaign after the worst debate performance in the history of Presidential Debates. Congratulations Bernie, & don’t let them take it away from you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2020
In a separate Tweet, Trump ironically retweeted a comment from Fox News regarding Kremlin reportedly backing Bernie Sanders’ bid to win the White House.
"Why didn’t somebody tell me this?" Trump wrote commenting on reporter Jon Scott’s Tweet.
“The Kremlin is reportedly backing Bernie Sanders bid to win the White House.” Jon Scott @FoxNews Why didn’t somebody tell me this?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2020
With over four percent of the Nevada caucuses votes counted, Sanders has 54.1 percent, while Joe Biden has 17.8 percent. Indiana Mayor Peter Buttigieg has 8.8 percent, while Senator Elizabeth Warren has 10.1 percent.
Sanders appears to be winning over the majority of young voters (about every six in ten) and is also favored by about half of Hispanic and Latino caucus-goers, according to data from Politico.
On Thursday, the New York Times reported that on February 12 a senior official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) told members of the House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee that Russia was allegedly interfering in the 2020 election to get Trump re-elected.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported that US lawmakers had been informed about alleged Russian assistance to Sanders.
Russian officials have repeatedly rejected accusations of meddling in US or any other country’s elections or internal affairs.
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