Sanders and AOC tell packed arena Trump is 'screwing over' working class

[Uncle Joe]

Progressive political stars say president and billionaire Elon Musk are turning US into oligarchy at rally in Arizona

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“You know who the biggest criminals are in this country? They are the CEOs of major corporations who are robbing us every single day,” he said, his voice booming across the arena on the Arizona State University campus.

“They are the fossil fuel industry that has lied to us for years about what they’re doing to the planet. It is the drug companies who charge us the highest prices in the world and people die because they can’t afford those drugs. It’s the insurance companies who deny claim after claim. Those are major criminals.”

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In Tempe, she called on attenders to help elect candidates “with the courage to brawl for the working class” and praised Arizona voters for electing two Democratic senators. She then swiped the state’s former one-term senator, Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic party while in office to become an independent, and then declined to seek re-election.

“One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/bernie-sanders-aoc-arizona-rally-trump-musk

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“One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will,” Ocasio-Cortez said.