Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has yet again said he would issue an official apology for slavery if he is elected president.
At an event in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sanders was asked if he would “formally apologize for the 400 heinous years of rape, death, and inhumanity that occurred during the enslavement of black people in this country that still impacts millions of slave descendants.”
Sanders replied that the “short answer” is “yes.”
Sanders already said the president has a role in apologizing for slavery during a radio interview in July.
During the interview, Sanders was asked specifically if he would apologize for slavery if he’s elected president. Sanders said, “As a nation, we have got to apologize for slavery, and of course, the president is the leader of the nation.”