Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated on Wednesday he thinks all American citizens must be involved that tech billionaire Elon Musk is appearing “in a sense, illegally, unconstitutionally.”
In a short lived interview with NewsNation, Sanders recognized “the growth of oligarchy” and “the move toward authoritarianism” as his number one considerations, amid ongoing efforts via President Trump and Musk to reshape the government.
“I think there are two issues. Number one is the growth of oligarchy,” Sanders stated. “Every American should be concerned the richest guy in the world is running all over this country acting, in a sense, illegally, unconstitutionally.”
“Congress passes laws here,” he endured. “You don’t like those laws? You can change the laws. But you can’t just arbitrarily do what Musk is doing.”
Within the first few weeks of Trump’s presidency, Musk has led a daring effort to dismantle federal companies, purchase out masses of hundreds of federal staff from their jobs and take over cost programs throughout the Treasury Division and different companies. He has performed so within the identify of slicing govt spending and rooting out waste and abuse in federal companies.
The hassle, on the other hand, has sparked a large number of proceedings and pushback from Democratic lawmakers, who’ve accused Trump and Musk of working outdoor the boundaries of the legislation.
Trump, Musk and their allies have argued that electorate elected the president in November and need him to put into effect his schedule.
The Hill is owned via Nexstar Media Staff, which additionally owns NewsNation.
