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Bernie Sanders: “They tell the government what to do.”

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

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 06:49

And if your question is, is a government that tells them what to do, or they tell what the government to do? More the latter. They tell the government what to do. Very powerful. Does it feel like that's changed over your time, like in. In politics, or has it always been that way? I think it to some degree. (06:49–06:52)

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Asserts that powerful industries influence government decisions.

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