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Bernie Sanders: “Right behind them were another, I think, 15 billionaires who…”

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

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Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Published | Video Starts at 20:27

I don't know if I know the answer to that, but I will tell you, I mean, again, going back to the inaugural. Yeah. You had the three wealthiest guys, Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg, sitting right behind Trump. And Right behind them were another, I think, 15 billionaires who Trump had nominated to head up major federal agencies. Okay. That's the reality. This is a government of the billionaire class, by the billionaire class. And for the billionaire class. When did this begin? Did it just start on the Trump? (20:27–20:36)

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