Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to Fox News Digital about Trump, Musk, and Democrats during his 'Fight Oligarchy Tour' in Tempe, Arizona

All of us owe Donald Trump and Elon Musk a deep debt of gratitude.

For a very long time the big money interests, under Democratic and Republican administrations, have dominated our government and our politics. They did it through their campaign contributions, the work of their corporate lobbyists and the extravagant dinners where the rich and the powerful plotted their strategies. Much of their work was done quietly and out of public scrutiny. They had the power. They just didn’t advertise it.

Not anymore.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)

Donald Trump invited the three wealthiest people in the country, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to sit right behind him at his inauguration. And behind them were 13 other billionaires who Trump had nominated to run major government agencies. In other words, the power of big money was no longer something to be kept secret. Trump was showing the entire world that the billionaire class was running our government. It was there for all to see.

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But it’s not just Trump whom we should applaud for his openness. It’s Elon Musk. Ever since the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision of 2010, billionaires and their super-PACs in both political parties have been controlling our political process and buying and selling politicians.

But no one has been as transparent about that as Musk. He donated over $270 million to Trump’s campaign, and was rewarded by becoming the most powerful person in the government. Nothing complicated about that. You pay for what you get.

Further, he has made it clear that any member of Congress who votes against the Trump-Musk agenda will be opposed by him and his unlimited financial resources. Nothing subtle about that either. Money talks. You do as I say or my........

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