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Bernie Sanders: “Last year alone, after receiving the largest tax break in…”

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

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Full Bernie Sanders speech at No Kings protest blasts Donald Trump, Iran war and affordability

Published | Video Starts at 13:58

Never before in American history had we seen the super rich expand their wealth so rapidly. Last year alone, after receiving the largest tax break in history, 938 billionaires in America became $1.5 trillion richer. And our president, Honest Donald Trump, became over a billion dollars richer himself. Never before in American history have we seen a ruling class within a corrupt campaign finance system spend so much money to buy politicians. (13:58–14:19)

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