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On the recordMarch 5, 2025
I did not hear one word from Trump tonight about the economic reality facing 60 percent of our people [who live paycheck to paycheck], or the enormous stress that they are living under.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders criticized Trump's speech for ignoring economic struggles faced by many Americans.

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