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Bernie Sanders: “Our great nation [is] moving toward an oligarchy where Elon…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:22

Why are we doing that? We're doing that because I believe that all over this country, people are profoundly disgusted with what is going on here in Washington, D.C. they see Our great nation [is] moving toward an oligarchy where Elon Musk and other billionaires are running the government. They're seeing the Trump administration moving us toward an authoritarian form of society, usurping the constitutional responsibilities of the Congress, challenging the courts. (00:22–00:26)

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Asserts that the U.S. is becoming an oligarchy controlled by billionaires like Elon Musk.

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