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Bernie Sanders: “What's the First Amendment is freedom of speech.”

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

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Joe Rogan and Bernie Sanders Discuss Economic Inequality, Automation, and Political Corruption

Published | Video Starts at 1:48:04

But all I can tell you is that the way to respond to the lies which take place every day is to take them on, not to intimidate media. You know, we talked about the Constitution. What's the First Amendment is freedom of speech. Right, Right. You're right. You're sitting here, you disagree with me. God bless you. Say what the hell you want to say. All right. I'll never take that away from you. (1:48:04–1:48:07)

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Asserts that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.

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