Rivals take aim at Sanders, Buttigieg at feisty Democratic debate
Democratic presidential candidates debate one another Friday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Presidential hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, right, gestures toward former Vice President Joe Biden during Friday’s Democratic primary debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate Friday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Democratic presidential candidates Sen.
He sharply criticized the Vermont senator for his record of voting to shield gun manufacturers from liability. He said that while Sanders was representing his gun rights constituency in Vermont, Americans in other states “were getting killed by the thousands during this same period.” Buttigieg, who has struggled with African American support back home and across the country, faced one of his toughest moments when moderator Linsey Davis grilled him about racial disparities in criminal justice that occurred during his tenure as mayor of South Bend, the fourth-largest city in Indiana.
Despite peppering Biden with criticisms all night, Buttigieg flatly declined to call him a bad choice for Democrats because of Republican attacks on Biden’s son Hunter, whose former position on the board of a Ukrainian energy company was an issue Republicans tried to exploit during Trump’s impeachment inquiry and trial.
He then turned his aim on Trump, lambasting him for ousting Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, top Ukraine advisor on the National Security Council and a key witness in the House impeachment proceedings.
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