evidence: Bernie Sanders is facing stepped-up attacks over his record of friendly words for authoritarian regimes as he gains support in the early Democratic primaries and caucuses. [...] "Socialist Workers Party leader Bernie Sanders supported Ayatollah Khomeini against the US, condemned president Carter for imperialism, and accused the hostages of being CIA spies. [...] The Washington Examiner, Bernie Sanders campaigned for Marxist party in Reagan era, May 30, 2019