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Former Bernie Sanders spokesperson says media never focused on Biden's 'vulnerabilities' – Fox News
Briahna Joy Gray, the former press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, has suggested that the mainstream media nudged Democratic voters to choose former Vice President Joe Biden as the party’s presumptive nominee.
Gray sat down for an interview with The Atlantic, which was published on Thursday. During the questioning, Gray was asked: “It was voters who chose Joe Biden as their preferred candidate, right?”
“Yeah,” Gray responded, “voters chose Joe Biden as their preferred candidate after months of concentrated media attention saying that he was the most electable candidate, not talking about any of his vulnerabilities.”
Gray’s comments touched on ongoing criticism that the media unfairly covered Sanders, I-Vt., — especially after his early primary victories — while touting Biden.
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“Of course, if you’ve never heard of Tara Reade’s allegations,” she said, referring to a sexual assult claim against Biden, “if it’s never been framed up to you on the mainstream news that Joe Biden has these vulnerabilities on trade, if the only explanation you’ve ever gotten is that Trump won because he’s racist, you are going to believe that Joe Biden is the most electable candidate.”
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“When Bernie Sanders won Nevada,” Gray added, “the most diverse state to have voted so far at that point, he got [then-MSNBC host] Chris Matthews breaking down about how there’s going to be a Communist revolution in the street and people are going to cut off his head in Central Park.”
Gray clarified that Sanders was ultimately responsible for not succeeding but maintained that it was “inaccurate” to “pretend that the voters were operating in kind of a neutral, unbiased media climate.”
“People need information to make informed decisions, and unfortunately the media climate meant that was not the case,” she said.
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Sanders suspended his presidential campaign earlier this month and eventually offered his endorsement to Biden.
During the campaign, Gray received criticism for claims she made about former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg who briefly entered the Democratic race.
“I [misspoke] when I said Bloomberg had a heart attack. Rather, he underwent the same stent procedure as Bernie,” she wrote in February. “Bernie released 3 detailed medical reports in December — just like the other candidates.”
Her comments came after a CNN interview in which she discussed questions about Sanders’ health after he experienced a heart attack last year.
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Gray also said she misspoke when she had said that Bloomberg faced dozens of “sexual assault” allegations. “I misspoke and I am more than happy to correct it. It’s 64 sexual harassment allegations. My sincerest apologies,” she said.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper responded to her initial comments by questioning whether she should be on the campaign.
“Look, either facts matter or they do not,” he said. “Either a campaign pushes out and tolerates smears or it does not.”
Tapper also described himself as “shocked” by Gray’s behavior, given that Sanders’ campaign had “constantly” attacked President Trump for “lying.”
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North Korea conducts test on new ‘super-large warhead’: State media – Al Jazeera English
Pyongyang says new warhead designed for cruise missiles, adding that a new anti-aircraft rocket was also tested.
North Korea has conducted a test on a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media reports, adding that it also launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile.
“The DPRK Missile Administration has conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for ‘Hwasal-1 Ra-3’ strategic cruise missile”, KCNA news agency reported on Saturday, referring to North Korea by an abbreviation for its official name – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
North Korea also carried out a test launch on Friday afternoon of a “Pyoljji-1-2”, which state media said was a “new-type anti-aircraft missile”.
KCNA added that “a certain goal was attained” through the test without providing further details.
The weapons tests were part of the “regular activities of the administration and its affiliated defence science institutes”, KCNA reported, referencing the operation of “new-type weapon systems”.
The tests “had nothing to do with the surrounding situation”, KCNA added, but did not give any further information.
In early April, North Korea said it had tested a new medium-to-long-range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, with state media sharing a video of it being launched as leader Kim Jong Un looked on.
Cruise missiles are among a growing collection of North Korean weapons designed to overwhelm regional missile defences. They supplement the North’s vast arsenal of ballistic missiles, including intercontinental variants, which are said to be aimed at the continental United States.
Analysts say anti-aircraft missile technology is an area where North Korea could benefit from its deepening military cooperation with Russia, as the two countries align in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the US.
The US and South Korea have accused the North of providing artillery shells and other equipment to Russia to help extend its warfighting ability in Ukraine.
Since its second nuclear test in 2009, Pyongyang has been under heavy international sanctions, but the development of its nuclear and weapons programmes has continued unabated.
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Lawmakers pan Ben Gvir for ‘unforgivable’ tweet on alleged Israeli strike on Iran – The Times of Israel
Italian FM says Israel gave US ‘last minute’ warning about drone attack on Iran
CAPRI, Italy (AP) — The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran early this morning, Italy’s foreign minister says.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countries, says the United States provided the information at session this morning that was changed at the last minute to address the suspected attack.
Tajani says the US informed the G7 ministers that it had been “informed at the last minute” by Israel about the drones. “But there was no sharing of the attack by the US. It was a mere information.”
Early Friday, Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, part of an apparent Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country last weekend.
In a communique following the three-day meeting, the ministers urged the parties “to prevent further escalation.”
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