Vermont’s candidates for U.S. Senate sparred over former President Donald Trump and the rising costs of health care during a heated Oct. 23 debate.
Incumbent Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, is defending his seat against Republican challenger Gerald Malloy, a Trump-endorsed U.S. Army veteran.
During the debate hosted by Vermont Public and VTDigger, Sanders noted his opponent’s open support for the former president and asked him to explain how he could back someone who “lies all the time” and “fomented an insurrection.”
Malloy replied that he supports Trump because he has “looked at what the progressive left has done” over the last four years….