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Bernie Sanders: “His administration is attempting to zero out funding for PBS…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sanders' Call to Action Against Trumpism and Oligarchy

Published | Video Starts at 06:08

He is now in negotiations with CBS and its parent company, Paramount, which He sued for $20 billion. Why? Oh, he didn't like an interview they did with Kamala Harris. His administration is attempting to zero out funding for PBS and NPR because they provide a more objective source of news than he is comfortable with. He has called CNN and MSNBC illegal. This is clearly a man who cannot tolerate criticism of him or what he does, which is exactly what authoritarianism is all about. (06:08–06:20)

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Asserts that Trump's administration is trying to eliminate funding for PBS and NPR.

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