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Bernie Sanders: “Trump and Musk have also decided to lay off some 83,000…”

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

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Bernie Sanders' Speech on Fighting Oligarchy and Authoritarianism

Published | Video Starts at 06:36

Musk has laid off thousands of workers at the Social Security Administration, which will make it harder for the elderly and the disabled to get the benefits that they paid for. It's a massive attack against Social Security. Trump and Musk have also decided to lay off some 83,000 employees at the Veterans Administration. which will mean that the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country, our veterans, will see a deterioration in the health care they receive at the VA and the timeliness of the benefits that they earned. (06:36–06:46)

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