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Ben Ferguson: “It was a lie because 97% means the majority of Americans are…”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

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Published June 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:32

The argument that liberals made to say no to this big beautiful bill was they said it was only going to affect the wealthiest 1 percenters, the rich. Bernie Sanders, AOC was out. It was a lie, right? It was a lie because 97% means the majority of Americans are not billionaires and millionaires to use Bernie Sanders lines. So they just flat out lied to you, and they knew it. And the data are even more compelling, by the way, the contrast. (11:32–11:39)

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Asserts that the claim the tax bill only benefited the wealthy was false, as 97% of Americans received tax cuts.

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