No, Bernie Sanders did not say that Trump-Kim meeting is "a very good thing"

[Yosemito]

I read in a political message board that Bernie Sanders had called the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un “a very good thing.”

In fact, Bernie Sanders said that if Donald Trump manages to get Kim Jong-Un to destroy his nuclear weapons, that is a very good thing.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-bernie-sanders-praise-trumps-summit-with-kim-jong-un-that-is-a-very-good-thing/

The word “if” is key.

It’s not the same for me to state that “My conversation with my father will be a very good thing if he lets borrow his car”, and “ my conversation with my father will be a very good thing”.

I’m seeing too many edited video clips and edited quotes from politicians these days.

[TCJ70]

1. It's definitely not praise of Trump. It's more wishful thinking.

And...let's say it does happen. How is that NOT a good thing?

[RandySF]

2. Talking always beats fighting

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Noticed this morning,

MSNBC repeated the Rethug spin statement and followed it up with some out of Office rethug congressman repeating a similiar version a few minutes ago.

[LongtimeAZDem]

4. Speaking of edited quotes, why did you leave out the fact that he specifically prefaced it with

“See, now, after all of the nasty things I said about Trump, let me say a good thing here, all right?”

That sentence clearly states his intent, no matter how much you try to split hairs.

[Yosemito]

5. And then he provided context

You don’t like the context?

[LongtimeAZDem]

6. In the context of his complete statement, he called it a good thing, unless you're implying that

he was being deliberately dishonest. Hiding behind the conditional is disingenuous.

[Sinistrous]

7. Calling out the omission of a key conditional phrase

is not “splitting hairs”. It is actually calling out a blatant lie. I am amazed You equated the two omissions.

[msongs]

8. sounds like non issue to me. i got what he meant. nt

[Nanjeanne]

9. You can try but there are those who will never see it no matter what he actually said. But thanks

for trying!

[Blue_Tires]

10. When the "if" is that much of a longshot

it's best not to add it as a modifier...