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Bernie Sanders: “Trump and the Republicans...pay for a $1 trillion tax break…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:53

In my state of Vermont, people are getting notices that their premiums, which are now outrageously high, are going to triple, in some cases quadruple, on average, nationally, double. Why did Trump and the Republicans...pay for a $1 trillion tax break for the 1% for Mr. Musk and Mr. Bezos and all of these multibillionaires. What I am talking. But you tell me, am I wrong in saying that most, the overwhelming majority of Americans, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, do not think it's a great idea … (00:53–01:08)

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Asserts that Trump and Republicans provided a $1 trillion tax break for the wealthiest, including Musk and Bezos.

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