MADISON, WI - JULY 23: Lt. Gov. of Wisconsin and democratic candidate for US senate, Mandela Barnes, speaks to supporters at a rally outside of the Wisconsin State Capital building on Saturday July 23, 2022. (Photo by Sara Stathas for the Washington Post)
  • Mandela Barnes, a Senate candidate in Wisconsin, praised Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei for supporting Black Lives Matter.
  • Barnes has used his social media account to praise dictators and repressive regimes, including Khamenei and Syrian leader Bahsar al-Assad. 
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