{"id":1092,"date":"2015-12-27T12:26:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T17:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2015-12-27T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T17:26:16","slug":"mtp-sanders-the-real-issues-are-not-donald-trumps-vulgarities-dnc-chair-says-gop-raising-bill-clinton-as-a-negative-to-their-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2015\/12\/27\/mtp-sanders-the-real-issues-are-not-donald-trumps-vulgarities-dnc-chair-says-gop-raising-bill-clinton-as-a-negative-to-their-peril\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP: SANDERS: \u201cTHE REAL ISSUES ARE NOT DONALD TRUMP\u2019S VULGARITIES\u201d; DNC CHAIR SAYS GOP RAISING BILL CLINTON AS A NEGATIVE \u201cTO THEIR PERIL\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sanders: \u201cRight now we\u2019re in negotiations with the DNC\u201d over data breach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wasserman Schultz: Trump has brought his tone \u201cto the lowest steps I’ve ever seen in a presidential campaign\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amb. Wendy Sherman: Trump\u2019s anti-Muslim rhetoric is \u201cplaying right into the recruitment by the jihadis of people from all over the world\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

DECEMBER 27, 2015 — In an interview on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d today, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said his campaign is \u201cin negotiations\u201d with the DNC over the recent data breach and working to \u201cput this whole thing behind us.\u201d \u00a0Asked by guest moderator Andrea Mitchell whether the DNC is giving him a fair shot in the primary, Sanders responded that they are \u201ctrying to work out our differences of opinions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanders also addressed Donald Trump\u2019s latest controversial comments, saying: \u201cthe real issues are not Donald Trump’s vulgarities,\u201d but topics such as minimum wage, climate change, and racial divisions. Watch the full interview: <\/span>http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1JCx0D3<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) reacted to Trump\u2019s tweet accusing Bill Clinton of sexism, warning: \u201cI think that Donald Trump or any candidate on the other side of the aisle would raise Bill Clinton as somehow a negative to their peril.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Two former diplomats weighed in on Trump\u2019s anti-Muslim rhetoric and praise of Putin. \u00a0Former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Diplomatic Affairs Wendy Sherman called his rhetoric \u201cincredibly dangerous,\u201d adding: \u201cThis kind of Islamaphobia is really playing right into the recruitment by the jihadis of people from all over the world.\u201d Michael McFaul, former US Ambassador to Russia, said Trump\u2019s comments about Putin are \u201cwrong…on so many different levels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s political panel included Yahoo! News national political correspondent Matt Bai, New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper, The Cook Political Report national editor Amy Walter, and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson. <\/span><\/p>\n

The program also featured Chuck Todd\u2019s interview with director Spike Lee about his latest film, \u201cChi-Raq,\u201d and gun violence in America. <\/span><\/p>\n

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