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Huckabee Jokes About Koreans Eating Dogs To Jab Bernie Sanders

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. Friday marks the second day of the annual Conservative Politi... Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. Friday marks the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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October 13, 2015 10:14 p.m.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday invoked a racial stereotype to take a shot at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during the first Democratic presidential primary debate.

Huckabee tweeted that he’d trust the self-described socialist senator with his tax dollars “like I trust a North Korean chef with my labrador”:

He later knocked “liberals” who criticized that tweet as racist:

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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