Overview

• Speaking in Washington, D.C., Bernie Sanders said a handful of mega‑billionaires have hijacked the economy and political system, naming Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
• He asserted those billionaires sat behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, supported his campaign and gained wealth and power since Trump took office.
• Sanders condemned a Republican bill he says would slash Medicaid for millions of Americans.
• He warned that tech leaders are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, predicting it could erase tens of millions of jobs within a decade.
• He urged GOP lawmakers to return to negotiate and end the shutdown, highlighting Musk’s wealth, which he said now exceeds that of the bottom 52% of U.S. households.