On the recordDecember 20, 2018
I think that the wall is an absurd idea. I think it's a waste of money. I think it just fans Trump's illusions and no, I'm not going to support $5 billion or money for a wall.
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transcripts.cnn.comBernie Sanders: “I think that the wall is an absurd idea. I think it's a waste of money. I think it just fans Trump's illusions and no…”
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Bernie Sanders expresses his opposition to funding for a border wall, criticizing it as a waste of money.
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