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Graham Platner: “We have now spent $50 billion. $50 billion in the war in…”

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

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Graham Platner Wants a Democratic Revolution | The Interview

Published | Video Starts at 1:09:48

People are angry because they are looking at a system that does not represent their needs, their value, or their will at all. They are seeing this country continue. I mean, the war in Iran is a perfect example of this. We have now spent $50 billion. $50 billion in the war in Iran, a war that is uniquely unpopular with the American people. We're angry at a political system that doesn't reflect that in any way, shape or form and also seems to have not one ounce of power to slow it down. (1:09:48–1:10:00)

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Asserts that $50 billion has been spent on the war in Iran, which is unpopular with Americans.

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