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Ilhan Omar: “Minnesotans deserve a senator who cannot be bought.”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

The Many Over The Money Rally in Minneapolis with Bernie Sanders and Peggy Flanagan

Published July 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:15

We cannot accept elected officials who are more accountable to super PACs than they are to the people who send them to Washington. And certainly Minnesotans deserve a senator who cannot be bought. Because I know that people aren't looking for politicians who go to Washington just to get along. They are looking for someone who votes with Donald Trump when it's politically convenient. (23:15–23:21)

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Asserts that Minnesota residents deserve a senator free from financial influence.

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