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Bernie Sanders: Would we really want to silence the principal challenger to the Trump agenda in the currently trendy cause of fighting…

On the recordJune 5, 2025
Would we really want to silence the principal challenger to the Trump agenda in the currently trendy cause of fighting gerontocracy?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders questions the push for age limits in politics while he remains active.

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