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Bernie Sanders: “The billionaire class has seen since Trump's second term…”

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

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Bernie: Trump is 'crazy' or a 'liar' if he thinks this is a great economy

Published | Video Starts at 02:58

The stock market, corporate profits, all that stuff is doing really bang up right now. And people hate this economy because it's not getting to. Well, Chris, is, I understand that The billionaire class has seen since Trump's second term began an increase in the wealth by over $1 trillion. Elon Musk himself is moving closer and closer to being a trillionaire. Trillionaire. So the guys who sat, the billionaires who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, yeah, the economy is the best ever for them. (02:58–03:09)

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Asserts that billionaires' wealth increased by over $1 trillion since Trump's second term began.

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