Overview

• During a June 24 interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Sanders said that at 83 he was uncertain voters would back another 2028 presidential run
• He proposed publicly funded campaigns to curb billionaire and PAC influence over U.S. elections
• Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been touring nationwide under the Fighting Oligarchy banner to challenge entrenched economic and partisan interests
• He called for pausing U.S. military aid to Israel until humanitarian access in Gaza improves and criticized AIPAC’s influence over Congress
• Sanders denounced the federal minimum wage of $7 an hour as "insanely low," underscoring widening economic inequality