Bernie Sanders Says Americans Are Living In An 'Oligarchy On Steroids'

Source: Huff Post

Apr 27, 2025, 01:00 PM EDT


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) just described inequality in America as “oligarchy on steroids.”

During Sunday morning’s episode of “Meet the Press,” Sanders said there was a crisis of democracy in the U.S., and he wants to fight back by getting average, working class Americans to run for office.

Asked if his current cross-country “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was meant to help Democrats or inspire people to start a third party, he told moderator Kristen Welker, “We are trying to strengthen the American democracy.”

The senator then highlighted a glaring statistic about wealth disparity in the country. “We are living ... in the richest country in the history of the world and yet you have one person, Mr. Musk, who owns more wealth than the bottom 53% of American households,” Sanders said. “That is insane. That is oligarchy on steroids.”

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