Bernie Sanders

We have the First Amendment that says you have freedom of speech. Okay. So wealthy individuals in a case called Citizens United, I don't remember all the details, basically said, look, we had at that point, Citizens United, I think is 15, 20 years, that decision from the Supreme Court, Supreme Court decision. So people go into the court and say, look, I have a First Amendment right.

to tell the people of America how I feel about an issue or a candidate. Absolutely. I don't like Andrew, and I want to spend $20 million on television ads telling people what a jerk he is, okay? You're making me feel like Jamal Bowman. All right, that's another story. All right. And the Supreme Court says no. We have campaign finance.

to tell the people of America how I feel about an issue or a candidate. Absolutely. I don't like Andrew, and I want to spend $20 million on television ads telling people what a jerk he is, okay? You're making me feel like Jamal Bowman. All right, that's another story. All right. And the Supreme Court says no. We have campaign finance.

to tell the people of America how I feel about an issue or a candidate. Absolutely. I don't like Andrew, and I want to spend $20 million on television ads telling people what a jerk he is, okay? You're making me feel like Jamal Bowman. All right, that's another story. All right. And the Supreme Court says no. We have campaign finance.

There's campaign finance law, which limits the amount of money you can spend on a campaign. So there's already law in place. There's already legislation that you cannot do. That's what Citizens United did. It said the Supreme Court ruled that billionaires that... Advertising is freedom of speech, and you can't limit my speech.

There's campaign finance law, which limits the amount of money you can spend on a campaign. So there's already law in place. There's already legislation that you cannot do. That's what Citizens United did. It said the Supreme Court ruled that billionaires that... Advertising is freedom of speech, and you can't limit my speech.

There's campaign finance law, which limits the amount of money you can spend on a campaign. So there's already law in place. There's already legislation that you cannot do. That's what Citizens United did. It said the Supreme Court ruled that billionaires that... Advertising is freedom of speech, and you can't limit my speech.

So if I want to spend $100 million on TV ads, I have the right to do it. They say, you're right. So the issue is democracy versus billionaires being able to spend unlimited sums of money. Supreme Court went with that. And then the form it took. was what's called a super PAC. You saw their organization, Americans for Freedom, okay? And billionaires can put as much money as they want into that.

So if I want to spend $100 million on TV ads, I have the right to do it. They say, you're right. So the issue is democracy versus billionaires being able to spend unlimited sums of money. Supreme Court went with that. And then the form it took. was what's called a super PAC. You saw their organization, Americans for Freedom, okay? And billionaires can put as much money as they want into that.

So if I want to spend $100 million on TV ads, I have the right to do it. They say, you're right. So the issue is democracy versus billionaires being able to spend unlimited sums of money. Supreme Court went with that. And then the form it took. was what's called a super PAC. You saw their organization, Americans for Freedom, okay? And billionaires can put as much money as they want into that.

That organization then runs ads on television. It does political stuff. That's what it's about. So bottom line, though, most importantly, is if you are a billionaire, you can put as much money as you want into a super PAC. And in Musk's case, he spent $270 million to help Donald Trump get elected president. Do Democrats have billionaires putting money into suit packs? Absolutely. All right.

That organization then runs ads on television. It does political stuff. That's what it's about. So bottom line, though, most importantly, is if you are a billionaire, you can put as much money as you want into a super PAC. And in Musk's case, he spent $270 million to help Donald Trump get elected president. Do Democrats have billionaires putting money into suit packs? Absolutely. All right.

That organization then runs ads on television. It does political stuff. That's what it's about. So bottom line, though, most importantly, is if you are a billionaire, you can put as much money as you want into a super PAC. And in Musk's case, he spent $270 million to help Donald Trump get elected president. Do Democrats have billionaires putting money into suit packs? Absolutely. All right.

What does that mean in real life? This is what it means. Right now, we're dealing with a bill called the reconciliation bill. It's a fancy Washington term for a very big bill, which will have a lot of stuff in it. In any case, if a Republican stands up and says, you know what? in the House of Representatives.

What does that mean in real life? This is what it means. Right now, we're dealing with a bill called the reconciliation bill. It's a fancy Washington term for a very big bill, which will have a lot of stuff in it. In any case, if a Republican stands up and says, you know what? in the House of Representatives.

What does that mean in real life? This is what it means. Right now, we're dealing with a bill called the reconciliation bill. It's a fancy Washington term for a very big bill, which will have a lot of stuff in it. In any case, if a Republican stands up and says, you know what? in the House of Representatives.

I don't like this bill because, you know, it's giving tax breaks to very wealthy people and it's going to cut Medicaid and cut nutrition programs. It's a bad bill. What do you think happens the day after that Republican stands up and says he opposes it?

I don't like this bill because, you know, it's giving tax breaks to very wealthy people and it's going to cut Medicaid and cut nutrition programs. It's a bad bill. What do you think happens the day after that Republican stands up and says he opposes it?

I don't like this bill because, you know, it's giving tax breaks to very wealthy people and it's going to cut Medicaid and cut nutrition programs. It's a bad bill. What do you think happens the day after that Republican stands up and says he opposes it?

It is enormously effective. If you have, sure. Right now, you're a Republican. Yeah. Wait, what? No, I don't mean you. I'm being generalist. It's going to go viral. All right. So you have... Two elements. Trump is enormously popular within the Republican base. Yeah. Elon Musk has unlimited sums of money. Right. Double whammy. Double whammy. So it is very hard for any Republican to sustain.