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Bernie Sanders: “Trump's argument for his deployment of the troops is nothing…”

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

Bernie Sanders' Call to Action Against Trumpism and Oligarchy

Published June 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:40

It's just another example of Trump using extremely dubious legal authority to expand his never ending quest for more power and his effort to move this country toward authoritarianism. Trump's argument for his deployment of the troops is nothing less than absurd and laughable. Does anybody really believe that we are in the midst of a foreign invasion or a rebellion against the United States? Those are the legal arguments that Trump has used to nationalize the National Guard in California. (07:40–07:49)

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