MANCHESTER, N.H. ― Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took a swipe at his 2020 rivals Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg on Friday, saying they are corrupting the political system by encouraging big money in politics. “He is spending hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the election,” Sanders said. ... How do we feel about living in a so-called democracy when a billionaire ― multibillionaire, 55 billion ― can spend unlimited sums of money?”He then went after Buttigieg, reading off headlines about Buttigieg that showed his backing from billionaires ― “Pete Buttigieg tops billionaire donor list,” “Pete Buttigieg lures even closer look from Wall Street donors following strong Iowa caucuses performance” and others. “I like Pete Buttigieg,” Sanders added. At the Democratic presidential debate in December, Sanders also jabbed at Buttigieg for his support from billionaires, saying that he and former Vice President Joe Biden were popular with wealthy donors.

Source: Huffington Post February 07, 2020 16:17 UTC