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Veronica Escobar: “Elon Musk built his wealth off of federal contracts and…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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March 4th

Published | Video Starts at 04:30

And all of this is his effort to cut the deficit. All of that is a lie. Just for those of you who may not be aware of this, but Elon Musk built his wealth off of federal contracts and loans, basically off of taxpayer money. And that's how he was able to create the massive wealth that he gets to enjoy. (04:30–04:38)

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Asserts that Elon Musk's wealth was built using federal contracts and loans funded by taxpayers.

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