MSNBC's Chris Matthews formally apologizes to Bernie Sanders for comparing his Nevada win to the Nazis taking over France
Get the Full StoryYoutubeMSNBC 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. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachmentSee Also:MSNBC anchors keep comparing Sanders' campaign and its supporters to Nazis, and they're being called to resignBernie Sanders wins the Nevada Democratic caucusesCable news hosts and pundits freak out as Bernie Sanders looks to be running away with NevadaSEE ALSO: Cable news hosts and pundits freak out as Bernie Sanders looks to be running away with Nevada
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