Left: Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) speaks at a rally in Minneapolis, Minn., July 20, 2026. Right: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega attends a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, December 14, 2024.(Tim Evans, Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)

There are very few politicians who are poorer judges of character than Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator ignored warnings and defended fellow socialist and sex pest Graham Platner through multiple scandals for almost a year. Platner only withdrew from the senate race after a serious sexual assault allegation.

This week, video surfaced that Bernie’s blindness has a long history. His old communist ally, 80-year-old Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced there would no longer be any elections in his country -- no doubt to ensure he would be succeeded in office by his 75-year-old vice president and wife and eventually his son.

Ortega ...

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