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Bernie Sanders: “Elon Musk contributed $277 million to get Donald Trump…”

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Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism

Published April 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:54

I think it is very clear that today we have a government of the billionaire class, by the billionaire class. And for the billionaire class. Elon Musk contributed $277 million to get Donald Trump elected president. and he was rewarded with the most important position in government. In other words, he put out the money and he got what he paid for. (00:54–01:03)

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