Story highlights Sanders has long spoken out against "corporate media"

"If I was president of CNN, trust me, the way media deals with politics would radically change," Sanders said

Rock Hill, South Carolina (CNN) Bernie Sanders loathes corporate media.

But asked here Friday what his non-political dream job would be, the Democratic presidential candidate told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow during the First in the South Presidential Candidates Forum that he would like to be "president of CNN."

After laughs -- both inside the room and in the media filing center -- Sanders added, "If I was president of CNN, trust me, the way media deals with politics would radically change."

Sanders' campaign jumped on the unique moment, tweeting that yes , in fact, the candidate's dream job would be president of the media outlet.

Sanders has long spoken out against "corporate media."

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