After being accused by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) of attempting to thwart his presidential run, the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington-based think tank, acknowledged that a video on its affiliated website was biased. In a statement released Monday, CEO Neera Tanden addressed the 2020 presidential hopeful’s concerns raised in a recent letter to the organization. Criticizing the group, Sanders pointed to a clip from the digital news outlet ThinkProgress, which suggested his millionaire status is antithetical to his consistent rebukes of the wealthy. Tanden said CAP’s mission “is to positively engage with all political leaders about the country’s future,” and emphasized that ThinkProgress is editorially independent of it. “We believe the content of the ThinkProgress video critiquing Sen. Sanders is overly harsh and does not reflect our approach to a constructive debate of the issues.”The video, titled “Bernie’s millionaire problem,” was posted online Thursday.

Source: Huffington Post April 15, 2019 23:14 UTC