Sanders, Buttigieg Spar Over Free Tuition: Campaign Update
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Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign criticized Pete Buttigieg after the Indiana mayor attacked Sanders’ plan for tuition-free colleges, arguing it would unfairly subsidize education for the rich.
“The truth of the matter is that the type of attitude that Mayor Pete is exhibiting here is in fact elitist in itself,” Sanders adviser Jeff Weaver said in a call with reporters Tuesday. “The reason why people aren’t going to college is because not everybody can afford to go to college.”