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Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism

Published April 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:05

I've been to Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. And the turnouts have been extraordinary. In Denver, we had more than 34,000 people turnout, the largest rally I have ever been a part of. And what I have learned from all of these rallies and meeting thousands and thousands of people is that the people of our country are sick and tired of Trumpism. (08:05–08:15)

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“His FCC is investigating PBS and NPR, and he's threatening to withhold federal funding.”
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“Musk has laid off thousands of workers at the Social Security Administration.”
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“Trump and Musk have also decided to lay off some 83,000 employees at the Veterans Administration.”
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“Susan Crawford took on Elon Musk and the $25 million that he spent to win a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.”
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“Under Donald Trump, this country is hurtling rapidly toward oligarchy, authoritarianism, kleptocracy, and more income and wealth inequality.”
Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism | Uploaded April 3, 2025 | 00:14-00:34
“He is actually trying to impeach judges who render decisions that he doesn't like.”
Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism | Uploaded April 3, 2025 | 03:11-03:19
“Trump and his Republican colleagues are now working on a huge reconciliation bill which will make massive cuts to Medicaid, education…”
Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism | Uploaded April 3, 2025 | 07:03-07:18
“In order to give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1%.”
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“Ms. Crawford won a strong victory. She won by 10 points.”
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“In two congressional districts in Florida, where Trump had won by 30 points, Democratic candidates, while losing, cut that margin in half.”
Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism | Uploaded April 3, 2025 | 09:37-09:48
“We are also hiring organizers at the grassroots level to help us build the kind of grassroots infrastructure that we need.”
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“We had tonight, just a few hours ago, over 500 people in the first district of Iowa on the telephone.”
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“We are going to have organizers all over this country, especially in districts where Republican members of Congress won by slim majorities.”
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“They must not vote to give huge tax breaks to billionaires, but by cutting Medicaid and other programs that working families desperately…”
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“The oligarchs are enormously powerful. No ifs, buts, and maybes. They have endless amounts of money. They control our economy. They own much…”
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