You can listen to Sanders’ statement on Facebook.
The Worst Fear of the Ruling Class in this Country – Sen. Bernie Sanders/Z Network
“I do not often find myself in the habit of thanking Elon Musk, but he has done an exceptional job of demonstrating a point that we have made for years — and that is the fact we live in an oligarchic society in which billionaires dominate not only our politics and the information we consume, but our government and economic lives as well. That has never been more clear than it is today.
“But given the news and attention Mr. Musk has been getting over the last few weeks as he illegally and unconstitutionally dismantles government agencies, I thought it was an appropriate time to ask the question that the media and most politicians don’t seem to be asking: What do he and other multi-billionaires really want? What is their endgame? …
“They are waging a war on the working class of this country, and it is a war they are intent on winning.”
Democratic Party leaders should read and listen to what Bernie – a former Democrat and now Independent – is telling us. Pay close attention to his clarity of vision, political message, and energy — and particularly whom is he talking to and fighting for. He has leadership qualities that the party sorely needs and now lacks. That should be clear to many of us who watched debates leading up to the recent election of the new Democratic Party chair.