- Bernie Sanders said he would use US military force if China ever attacked Taiwan
- On CBS's '60 Minutes' he said if he was president he would protect US interests
- Sanders also said he would meet with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un
- He also denied being a pacifist and added, 'I believe in NATO', during interview
Daily Mail
Date: 24 February 2020
By: Cris Dyer
Senator Bernie Sanders told Anderson Cooper in an interview that aired on Sunday on CBS’s ’60 Minutes’, he would use military force if elected president
The presidential 2020 hopeful said if he were in the White House he would authorize military force if warranted, both to protect US interests and to support its allies.
He also denied being a pacifist, declared his support for NATO and added he would be willing to meet with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, as President Donald Trump has done on three occasions.
Sanders has emerged with an early lead in the Democratic nominating process, and as a self-declared democratic socialist his foreign and security policies are starting to draw closer scrutiny. But he has denied being a pacifist. [FULL STORY]