We're the state that put breakfast in a taco. But today, today we face a new threat. Our state is being taken over by a new kind of tyrant. Billionaire mega donors are buying the system. The billionaires who own the social media algorithms, who own the cable news networks, who own the politicians fighting on our screens, they are turning neighbor against neighborhood, weakening that spirit of friendship that makes Texas so great. (08:22–08:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that wealthy individuals are influencing the political system through financial means.
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