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Bernie Sanders Slams Trump's Economic Agenda, Says It's for the 'Billionaire Class'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, arguing that proposed spending priorities and changes to benefits would hurt working-class Americans while favoring wealthy individuals.

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Bernie Sanders Says 'The Billionaires Must Pay Their Fair Share' as He Pushes 5% Wealth Tax to Raise $4.4 Trillion

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) renewed his call for a federal wealth tax, arguing that taxing the nation’s richest Americans would help finance sweeping social programs aimed at supporting working families.

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Bernie Sanders Mocks Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Over Potential $10.5 Billion Tax Bill in California: 'How Will He Survive?'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday said Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg could owe about $10.5 billion if California voters approve a proposed 5% billionaire wealth tax in November, saying the revenue could help preserve healthcare for 3 million low-income people.

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Bernie Sanders Says '60% of Our People Live Paycheck to Paycheck,' Pushes Back on Trump's 'Amazing Economy' Claim: 'God Help Us'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushed back against President Donald Trump’s optimistic assessment of the U.S. economy, arguing that millions of Americans continue to struggle with rising living costs, inadequate health coverage and housing insecurity.

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Bernie Sanders Asks Elon Musk to Back a 5% Wealth Tax if He Truly Believes 'Money Won't Matter' in 2036

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday challenged Elon Musk to support a 5% tax on billionaires’ wealth if the Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO truly believed “money won’t matter” in 2036.

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Bernie Sanders Calls Gulf Monarchs 'Billionaire Dictators,' Says They're Trump's 'Best Friends'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized President Donald Trump’s relationships with Gulf monarchies, arguing the administration has embraced some of the world’s wealthiest ruling families despite their authoritarian systems.

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Bernie Sanders Rips Walmart Over $37.6 Billion Buybacks as Workers Rely on Medicaid, SNAP: 'The Real Welfare Queen Is the Walton Family'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT) on Thursday over its stock buybacks and employee wages, while taking aim at the wealth of the retailer’s founding Walton family.

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Bernie Sanders Slams Trump’s Unconstitutional War in Iran—Hakeem Jeffries Decries High Gas Prices, Troops Killed

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) slammed President Donald Trump amid escalating tensions with Iran.

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Bernie Sanders Points To '2 Americas' as Poll Shows 66% Of Americans Can't Afford Groceries, Including Those Earning Over $100,000: 'We Can Do Better...'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the United States has become “2 Americas,” contrasting the combined wealth of the country’s richest technology billionaires with the financial struggles many Americans face buying groceries.

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Bernie Sanders Says 'American Society Is in Decline,' Calls for Grassroots Movement

On Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized growing economic inequality in the U.S. and urged supporters to build a grassroots movement focused on creating an economy that benefits working families.

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Bernie Sanders Warns Trump Can't Shut Down Media 'Just Because They Are Critical of You'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized the President Donald Trump administration’s reported threats against ABC’s broadcast licenses over The View, warning that targeting media outlets for criticism would threaten democratic values and press freedom.

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Ken Griffin Tells Bernie Sanders and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to 'Read a Damn History Book' While Warning Wall Street Is Leaving New York

Citadel LLC founder and CEO Ken Griffin took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, urging the self-described socialist politicians to “read a damn history book” while arguing that high taxes and poor public services are pushing Wall Street firms out of New York,…

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Bernie Sanders Seizes on WSJ Poll Showing 75% of Americans Believe Billionaires Have Too Much Power: 'Never Before Have…'

On Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new poll to argue that Americans increasingly believe wealth and political influence are concentrated in the hands of a small group of billionaires.

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Bernie Sanders Says Microsoft's Layoffs and Xbox Price Hike Show Tax Cuts 'It Never Trickles Down'

On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued that Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) recent layoffs and Xbox price increases undermine claims that large corporate tax cuts ultimately benefit American workers.

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Sovereign wealth fund tax on AI companies unveiled by Sanders

Newly released text offers details on legislation from progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the federal government to take a 50 percent share in leading artificial intelligence companies. The text of the as-yet unnumbered bill, released Thursday, would put a one-time tax on AI companies with more than $200 million in annual…

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Sanders’ effort to block arms sales to Israel falls short in Senate

The Senate on Wednesday defeated, largely along party lines, an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to advance two joint resolutions that would block the sale of $446.8 million worth of weapons and equipment to Israel. The first joint resolution would have disapproved a $295 million sale of D9R and…

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Data center moratorium pitched as counter to AI impacts

Leading progressives unveiled legislation Wednesday that would pause construction and upgrades of artificial intelligence data centers, highlighting an issue where voters are concerned and the Trump administration plans to back industry. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., released their draft bill, dubbed the Artificial Intelligence Data Center…

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Sanders looks to block sale of bombs to Israel

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday filed three joint resolutions to block a pending sale of nearly $659 million worth of weapons — including 22,000 bombs — to Israel after the Trump administration this month told lawmakers it would use emergency measures to bypass congressional review of the sale. The…

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Bernie Sanders Says Trump Hates Democracies And Prefers Saudi Arabia's 'Brutal Dictatorship,' Accuses President of Betraying 'American Values'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accused President Donald Trump of siding with authoritarian power while turning against democratic allies.

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Bernie Sanders Says Humanity's 'Greatest Challenge' Is Ensuring AI Improves Lives And Doesn't Enrich Billionaires Like Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos

On Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that artificial intelligence and robotics could become dangerous if they benefit only big tech companies.

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Bernie Sanders Echoes Pope Leo's Warning On AI, Says Technology Must Serve The Common Good— Not Concentrate Wealth And Power In Big Tech

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) echoed Pope Leo XIV's call for ethical artificial intelligence (AI) development on Friday.

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Bernie Sanders Says Likes Of Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Now Own More Wealth Than 50% Of Americans Combined, Wonders If Thats What People Are Angry About

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has renewed his criticism of extreme wealth concentration, arguing that the fortunes of three tech billionaires now eclipsing the bottom half of American households reflect a fundamentally broken economic system.

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Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Got Richer Since Trump Came To Power, Says Bernie Sanders — New Data Shows He May Have A Point

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized billionaires' surging wealth amid rising financial strain for U.S. households.

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Bernie Sanders Says 530,000 Americans Go Bankrupt Paying Medical Bills Each Year — Attacks 'Unprecedented' Income And Wealth Inequality

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday again cited an estimate of 530,000 medical bankruptcies a year, saying it shows why his Medicare for All plan is urgently needed.

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Bernie Sanders Slams Starbucks Again, Says CEO Earns $96 Million In Four Months While 12,000 Union Workers Still Wait For Contract

On Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) once again aimed at Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), arguing that the company's priorities are out of balance.

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