Bernie Sanders: “Elon Musk alone spent at least $277 million to back Donald…”

“Yet they accounted for 18% of 2024 electoral spending. Tiny number of people spending huge amounts of money to buy elections. Just 150 billionaire families spent nearly $2 billion to buy our recent elections. Elon Musk alone spent at least $277 million to back Donald Trump. How's that one guy? $277 million. And we saw the results of that investment working pretty Good for him. The major defense contractors spent over $38 million this election cycle.” (03:27–03:36)

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