MSNBC’s Chris Matthews compared Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) victory in the Nevada caucuses to the Nazi invasion of France on Saturday, and now viewers want him ousted from the network.

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The host, along with many of his colleagues over at MSNBC, drew public ire over their apparent bias when covering the caucuses. Democratic strategist James Carville claimed that not only was Nevada a win for Sanders but for Russian President Vladimir Putin as well. Another reporter let out a noticeable sigh when reporting on the number of minority voters who were at the caucuses for Sanders. And Matthews made the Sanders win-Nazi invasion comparison.

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“I’m reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940. And the general, Reynaud, calls up Churchill and says, ‘It’s over.’ And Churchill says, ‘How can that be? You’ve got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?’ He said, ‘It’s over,'” Matthews said.

Here’s exactly what he said about the Nazis overrunning France in 1940. pic.twitter.com/Ipg550pXsd — Chris Hansen (@tankcat) February 22, 2020

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Sanders is Jewish and had family members who were Holocaust victims. Matthews was referencing Nazi Germany’s invasion and ultimate defeat of France during World War II, leading FireChrisMatthews and MSNBCmeltdown to trend on Sunday morning.

“For once, I’m not being sarcastic here. I’m dead serious. I’m really, really insulted by a major pundit on an allegedly liberal news network comparing a Jewish candidate’s overwhelming caucus victory to the French losing a battle with the Nazis,” investigative reporter Alex Kotch tweeted. “Get this lunatic off the air.”

For once, I'm not being sarcastic here. I'm dead serious.



I'm really, really insulted by a major pundit on an allegedly liberal news network comparing a Jewish candidate's overwhelming caucus victory to the French losing a battle with the Nazis.



Get this lunatic off the air. https://t.co/HZXWl3ceS7 — Alex Kotch (@alexkotch) February 22, 2020

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never thought part of my job would be pleading with a national news network to stop likening the campaign of a jewish presidential candidate whose family was wiped out by the nazis to the third reich.



but here we are. https://t.co/2G1bqZ6bkI — mike casca (@cascamike) February 22, 2020

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.@HardballChris just compared Bernie Sanders and his movement to Hitler and the Nazis on national television.



Sanders, who is Jewish and lost family in the Holocaust, is on track to be the nation's first Jewish president.



Enough with this. Matthews should not be on the air. https://t.co/TBC9bOmdfa — Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) February 22, 2020

Chris Matthews just compared Bernie Sanders, a Jewish man whose relatives were killed by the Nazis, to the Nazi army. He should be fired immediately. #FireChrisMatthews https://t.co/Z6irGFuXK4 — Krishan Patel #NotMeUs (@IAmKrishanPatel) February 22, 2020

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Chris Mathews has been generous to me on a number of occasions, even blurbing my book. However, his constant references to political violence and today Nazism to describe Bernie Sanders campaign is beyond the pale. @HardballChris must resign or be fired from @MSNBC. — Arun Chaudhary (@ArunChaud) February 22, 2020

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Some even accused Mattews of antisemitism.

“FireChrisMathews for the disgusting and anti-Semitic attacks on Bernie Sanders. Comparing a Jewish man who literally lost family to the Holocaust for wanting to give everyone healthcare is BEYOND acceptable,” Twitter user @hangedman1984 wrote.

#FireChrisMathews for the disgusting and anti-Semitic attacks on Bernie Sanders. Comparing a Jewish man who literally lost family to the Holocaust for wanting to give everyone healthcare is BEYOND acceptable. — J. Michael Moncus🌹 (@hangedman1984) February 23, 2020

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I became a CNN viewer yesterday. That coverage was Fox News-esque and the antisemitic commentary from Matthews was disgusting. #FireChrisMathews — Socialist Boomer (@SocialistBoomer) February 23, 2020

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Sanders won Nevada with 46% of the vote with 60% of precincts reporting. The Nevada win, along with a victory in the New Hampshire primary and an essential tie in the Iowa caucuses, makes Sanders the clear 2020 Democratic primary frontrunner.

The Daily Dot has reached out to MSNBC.

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H/T the Hill