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Graham Platner: “Obama's on record saying this, there was a moment where…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Graham Platner Is Staying in the Race | The New Yorker Radio Hour

Published | Video Starts at 17:12

Yeah, in that way, I think so. I mean, you know, 2008 financial crisis happens, right? There was a moment, I mean, and Obama's on record saying this, there was a moment where there were two options. We give money to homeowners or we give money to the banks. And we chose to give the money to the banks. To rescue the banks. Yeah, to rescue the banks. And, you know, that was a, that was an option. There was. (17:12–17:25)

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Asserts that during the 2008 financial crisis, the Obama administration chose to bail out banks instead of homeowners.

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