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Bernie Sanders: “Trump has claimed that the January 6th insurrection was a…”

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“Fight Oligarchy” Bernie Sanders Calls Out Trump, Musk, & Billionaires in Politics During WI Rally

Published March 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 23:07

Let me give you just a few examples. Trump claimed, has claimed over and over again that the 2020 elections was stolen from him and that he won by a landslide. A lie. Trump has claimed that the January 6th insurrection was a day of love. A lie. Trump has claimed that millions of undocumented people vote in American elections. A lie. Trump has claimed that climate change is a hoax originating in China. A lie. (23:07)

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“We will not accept oligarchy. We will not accept authoritarianism, we will not accept kleptocracy.”
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“Standing right behind Trump as he took his oath of Office were the three wealthiest men in America.”
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“There were 13 other billionaires who Trump had nominated to head major government agencies.”
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“America has been moving toward an oligarchy. Well, we're no longer moving toward that oligarchy. Today, we are living in that oligarchy.”
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“The oligarchs, led by Mr. Musk, the wealthiest man on Earth, are on the war path against the working families of our country.”
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“Their plan is to cut Medicaid by $880 billion.”
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“It means that millions of kids will be thrown off of the health care that they have.”
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“Nursing homes get two thirds of their funding from Medicaid.”
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“32 million people go to a community health center.”
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“40% of their revenue comes with from Medicaid.”
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“In America today, 22% of seniors are trying to survive on $15,000 a year or less.”
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“50% of seniors trying to get by on $30,000 a year.”
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“Some 30,000 people die every year waiting for understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits.”
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“Musk's plan to cut Social Security staff by 50% will result in the deaths of thousands and thousands of seniors.”
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“The Trump administration announced that they were going to lay off 83,000 employees at the Veterans Administration.”
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“Trump and Musk want to dismantle the Department of Education.”
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“It means that 27 million kids in low income and working class communities all over this country will see those schools lose funding.”
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“They're going to kill the Pell Grant program as well.”
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“They want to go after nutrition programs to the tune of $230 billion.”
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“One of the ways that you can dismantle the federal government is the fire which they are doing hundreds of thousands of federal employees.”
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“I introduced the bill last year for a 32 hour work week with no loss of pay.”
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“Trump claimed, has claimed over and over again that the 2020 elections was stolen from him and that he won by a landslide. A lie.”
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“Trump has claimed that millions of undocumented people vote in American elections. A lie.”
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“Trump has claimed that climate change is a hoax originating in China. A lie.”
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“Elon Musk defeated a very important bill before Trump took office by claiming that that legislation...was giving a 40% wage increase, salary…”
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“It's a 3.4% increase, not a 40% increase.”
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“Trump once again repeated the claim that Musk started. That zillions and zillions of dead people between the ages of 100 and 300 are…”
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“In the richest country in the history of the world, there is something profoundly wrong with our economy when 60% of our people are living…”
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“We spend twice as much per capita on health care, but the goal of this system is simply to make the insurance companies and the drug…”
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“We remain the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people as a human right.”
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“One out of four Americans cannot afford the prescription drugs their doctors prescribe.”
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“We pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more, for the same exact drug as Canadians or…”
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“Today in America, we got 800,000 people who are homeless.”
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“We have over 20 million people spending more than 50% of their limited incomes on housing.”
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“Today in America, we have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever had in the history of our nation.”
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“The three wealthiest people in America own more wealth than the bottom half of American society, 170 million people.”
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“Our life expectancy [in the U.S.] is four years lower than other wealthy countries around the world.”
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“The life expectancy of the bottom 50% of Americans is seven years shorter than for the wealthy people in this country.”
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“Scientists will tell you that climate change is an existential threat to our planet.”
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“Economists will tell you that we can create millions of good paying jobs, transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy…”
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“The American people want us to end a corrupt campaign finance system.”
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“Musk spent some $270 million to help Trump get elected.”
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“Musk is even intervening in a Supreme Court election right here in the state of Wisconsin.”
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“We've got to overturn Citizens United.”
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“We've got to move through public funding of elections.”
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“Musk and Bezos and the billionaire class continuously act in an illegal way to make it difficult or impossible for workers to exercise their…”
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“That's why we got to pass the PRO act, make it easier for workers to join unions.”
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“Trump and these guys are in the business of cutting Social Security.”
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“We're going to expand Social Security by lifting the cap on taxable income.”
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“We're not going to let them cut Medicaid.”
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“We're going to fight for Medicare for all universal health care.”
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“Health care is a human right, not a privilege.”
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“Young people should not have to go 50 or $100,000 in debt to get the education they need.”
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“We've got to make public colleges and universities tuition free and forgive student debt.”
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“I will be introducing legislation very shortly to prevent any more funding for the Netanyahu government.”
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“We got 19 senators to support a ban on arms sales for Netanyahu.”
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“Trump believes that he can forcibly expel 2.2 million people in Gaza.”
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“The people of Wisconsin in this district do not want tax breaks for billionaires and cuts to Medicaid and education.”
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