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Bernie Sanders: “Our friend Mr. Musk is in line...8,900 billion dollar bonus.”

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

Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani

Published September 19, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:24

It's on all of us. What the system has done is taken away our dreams. And they said, we get it all. I mean, just the other day, Our friend Mr. Musk is in line...8,900 billion dollar bonus. bonus? He would be a trillionaire. And yet in this city, you got people sleeping out on the streets and people can't afford health care. What is giving you hope in this moment? (11:24–11:27)

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Asserts that Elon Musk is set to receive a substantial financial bonus.

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