Bernie Sanders

It's the divine, you know, used to be the divine rights of kings. Manifest destiny. Exactly. All right. Back in the 19th century, the 1850s, you know, I am the king. God made my family king. And sorry, you're starving to death, but that's the way life goes. God told me my family rules.

Okay. Look, I just... I mean, these guys are very competitive. They're very smart. They're very innovative, hardworking. And I really think it's very competitive. And I think they want it all. I really do. And I think what is, if you stop for a moment, and I hope we can talk a little bit about a corrupt campaign finances.

Okay. Look, I just... I mean, these guys are very competitive. They're very smart. They're very innovative, hardworking. And I really think it's very competitive. And I think they want it all. I really do. And I think what is, if you stop for a moment, and I hope we can talk a little bit about a corrupt campaign finances.

Okay. Look, I just... I mean, these guys are very competitive. They're very smart. They're very innovative, hardworking. And I really think it's very competitive. And I think they want it all. I really do. And I think what is, if you stop for a moment, and I hope we can talk a little bit about a corrupt campaign finances.

All right. Getting back to the Democrats and the Republicans and all that stuff. Understand, I mean, I'm in the middle of it. I work in Washington, D.C., So you're just using Musk again as an example. He's only one.

All right. Getting back to the Democrats and the Republicans and all that stuff. Understand, I mean, I'm in the middle of it. I work in Washington, D.C., So you're just using Musk again as an example. He's only one.

All right. Getting back to the Democrats and the Republicans and all that stuff. Understand, I mean, I'm in the middle of it. I work in Washington, D.C., So you're just using Musk again as an example. He's only one.

I don't mean to pick on Mr. Musk, but the guy contributes because of a broken and corrupt campaign finance system, which as a result of Citizens United Supreme Court decision, if you're familiar with that, allows billionaires to start super PACs.

I don't mean to pick on Mr. Musk, but the guy contributes because of a broken and corrupt campaign finance system, which as a result of Citizens United Supreme Court decision, if you're familiar with that, allows billionaires to start super PACs.

I don't mean to pick on Mr. Musk, but the guy contributes because of a broken and corrupt campaign finance system, which as a result of Citizens United Supreme Court decision, if you're familiar with that, allows billionaires to start super PACs.

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.

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.

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.