ON "60 MINUTES": BERNIE SANDERS SAYS MICHAEL BLOOMBERG'S DEBATE PERFORMANCE INDICATES DONALD TRUMP WOULD "CHEW HIM UP AND SPIT HIM OUT" IN A DEBATE

Leading Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says Michael Bloomberg's performance at his first debate means President Donald Trump would likely "chew him up and spit him out" in a debate if he were to win the nomination. Sanders spoke to Anderson Cooper yesterday in Las Vegas in an interview to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Feb. 23 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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ANDERSON COOPER: Were you surprised by how unprepared he seemed for some very basic obvious questions at a debate in -

BERNIE SANDERS: Yes, I was.

COOPER: - Nevada?

SANDERS: I was. And - you know - and if that's what happened in a Democratic debate, you know, I think it's quite likely that Trump will chew him up and spit him out.

COOPER: Are you less worried about Michael Bloomberg? If you were worried about him before, are you less worried now after having that debate?

SANDERS: I am worried about an unprecedented amount of money being spent on a campaign. And - you know, we've never seen anything like this in American history. And I just think that the American people will rebel against this type of oligarchic movement. We are a democracy. One person, one vote. Not a guy worth $60 billion buying an election.

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