Bernie Sanders: “We are moving rapidly toward authoritarianism, where Trump…”

“In America today, as all of you know, we face an unprecedented set of crises. We are moving rapidly toward an oligarchic form of society where Elon Musk and other billionaires are running the government. We are moving rapidly toward authoritarianism, where Trump is ignoring the Constitution and the separation of powers. We are moving rapidly toward a massive Republican bill, a reconciliation bill that will cut Medicaid and other programs desperately needed by working families in order to provide the 1% with over a trillion dollars in tax breaks.” (01:53–02:02)

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