Bernie Sanders Dodges on Deflate-Gate: I’m a ‘Strong Tom Brady Fan’

HALPERIN: "You are New Englander. New England's obsessed with the Patriots. Tom Brady, telling the truth, not telling the truth?"

SANDERS: "New England will win the Super Bowl, that's what I can tell you."

HALPERIN: "Oh, come on now. Is he telling the truth or not?

SANDERS: "And I suspect – “ [crosstalk]

HALPERIN: "What do you think?"

SANDERS: "Is this one of the important issues facing our society today?"

NN FEMALE: “For some of us, yes."

HALPERIN: "I'll say again, every time you come on the show we do some important issues and some humanizing. We want people to get to know you."-- [crosstalk]

SANDERS: "All right. Well, count me in as a strong Tom Brady fan. I think he's a great quarterback and I think he will do well on Sunday. I think New England will win."