Bernie Sanders Torches Billionaires 'Who Own The Media' And Warns Of Burgeoning Oligarchy

The independent senator said there's a "small number of very wealthy people controlling what we see, hear and read" that "have kind of caved in to Trump."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants Americans to “stay focused” on the most important issues of our time and has warned about a burgeoning oligarchy after the three richest men on Earth watched President Donald Trump get sworn into the highest office Monday.

Sanders noted Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source” that a handful of billionaires have already acquired major news publications and social media platforms, and he rang the alarm after being asked about Elon Musk, who owns X (formerly called Twitter), potentially buying TikTok.

“This is what oligarchy is about,” Sanders told anchor Kaitlan Collins. “You have Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, Mr. Musk already owns Twitter, you have other billionaires owning the major media outlets in this country, CNN, other companies.”

“If you look at who owns them, you’re looking at large Wall Street firms,” the progressive senator continued. “So you already have a major serious problem in terms of ownership of the media. If Musk ends up owning TikTok, it’ll only make a bad situation much worse.”

Trump confirmed Tuesday that he’s open to the idea of Musk buying TikTok.