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After Slamming Musk Financing Trump’s Campaign, Michael Bennet Says He Hasn’t Decided if He’d Stop Accepting Donations from Billionaires
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CNN
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The Source With Kaitlan Collins
Name: The Source With Kaitlan Collins
URL: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-source-with-kaitlan-collins
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Michael Bennet
, Kaitlan Collins
Name: Michael Bennet
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
Name: Kaitlan Collins
Employment: The Source
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04/14/2025 09:25 pm
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COLLINS When you ran ░░░░░░░░ president you had billionaires ░░░░░░░░ backed your 2020 run ░░░░░░░░ would you say to ░░░░░░░░ message that he s ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ it s Democrats too ░░░░░░░░ I agree with I ░░░░░░░░ with what Bernie s ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump ran for election ░░░░░░░░ Of course I m ░░░░░░░░ but I m not ░░░░░░░░ corrupt as the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans And he ░░░░░░░░ a way to win ░░░░░░░░ presidency And part of ░░░░░░░░ is the way the ░░░░░░░░ finance system is shot ░░░░░░░░ with corruption I completely ░░░░░░░░ with him The idea ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk can go ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin and spend 20 ░░░░░░░░ which to Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ the cost of a ░░░░░░░░ s Hamburger one hamburger ░░░░░░░░ he can spend 250 ░░░░░░░░ in Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ which is the cost ░░░░░░░░ a steak dinner to ░░░░░░░░ teacher in Colorado Those ░░░░░░░░ in Colorado if they ░░░░░░░░ they could control the ░░░░░░░░ of the fate of ░░░░░░░░ country COLLINS Yes Bennet ░░░░░░░░ hard as it would ░░░░░░░░ to pay for those ░░░░░░░░ ph steaks they probably ░░░░░░░░ do it And I ░░░░░░░░ using Elon Musk as ░░░░░░░░ example But we ve ░░░░░░░░ problems on the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ as well And this ░░░░░░░░ one of those instances ░░░░░░░░ where I think we ░░░░░░░░ to think very hard ░░░░░░░░ how to overcome Citizens ░░░░░░░░ We may need a ░░░░░░░░ amendment to deal with ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Yes Bennet And ░░░░░░░░ generations of Americans have ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution to get ░░░░░░░░ the right to vote ░░░░░░░░ But to be clear ░░░░░░░░ They haven t said ░░░░░░░░ s impossible COLLINS You ░░░░░░░░ not accept donations Bennet ░░░░░░░░ ahead COLLINS from billionaires ░░░░░░░░ forward is that what ░░░░░░░░ re saying Bennet Well ░░░░░░░░ don t I have ░░░░░░░░ m one of the ░░░░░░░░ few members of the ░░░░░░░░ who does not accept ░░░░░░░░ PAC money for example ░░░░░░░░ don t accept I ░░░░░░░░ t so I m ░░░░░░░░ I if you re ░░░░░░░░ about independent expenditures of ░░░░░░░░ I haven t thought ░░░░░░░░ through because I m ░░░░░░░░ in a position to ░░░░░░░░ able to make a ░░░░░░░░ about that I m ░░░░░░░░ sure I m missing ░░░░░░░░ misunderstanding your question I ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Yes well I ░░░░░░░░ just going back to ░░░░░░░░ saying it s Bennet ░░░░░░░░ think we have to ░░░░░░░░ it s a problem ░░░░░░░░ both But you seem ░░░░░░░░ agree with Senator Sanders ░░░░░░░░ Michael Bennet thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time tonight Bennet ░░░░░░░░ agree with him I ░░░░░░░░ I agree with him ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ your time tonight senator ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for having me.”
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