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Bernie Sanders: “You get one vote. And Elon Musk can spend $270 million to…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Discusses Oligarchy, Democracy, and Political Activism with Robert Costa

Published | Video Starts at 03:20

And it's not just Musk and the Republicans. It's billionaires in the Democratic Party as well. That's a serious thing to say as a US Senator. Pseudo democracy, not a full democracy. You get one vote. And Elon Musk can spend $270 million to help elect Trump. Does that sound like a democracy to you? And you're looking at about 15 different firms. Sanders also objects to an executive order pressuring major law firms whose clients are seen as hostile to Trump. (03:20–03:28)

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