Bernie Sanders is doing what Democrats Can't

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Six months into President Trump's second term, his quest to remake America rolls along, highlighted by the passage last week of his sweeping domestic policy bill - despite polls showing it's unpopular with most Americans. Democrats have been completely unable to mount an opposition, but Vermont's Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds with his "Fighting Oligarchy Tour." He joins the show from Capitol Hill. Also on today's show: Correspondent Matthew Chance on the Russia-Ukraine war; NYT reporter Farnaz Fassihi on Israel's devastating strikes in Iran; correspondent Paula Hancocks on Israel's devastating strikes on Gaza; director Jeff Bieber ("Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up. President Trump fundamentally changes America as his sweeping domestic policy bill comes into law,
0:44.3	Senator Bernie Sanders on galvanizing the opposition.
0:47.3	Then, the fallout from Israel's deadly bombing of Iran's Evin prison,
0:52.3	and The Banality of evil, a new documentary about
0:56.6	the life and legacy of Hannah Arendt and what she learned about tyranny in Nazi Germany
1:01.9	and beyond. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London.
1:24.7	Six months into Trump 2.0, and he is gathering more power than ever.
1:29.2	The president's quest to remake America is well and truly on with the passage of his sweeping
1:34.2	domestic policy bill. It'll mean major and significant changes to the lives of most Americans.
1:40.2	The bill ensures a huge transfer of wealth from the less well-off to the richest.
1:46.0	A massive surge in funding for ICE, millions of people unable to access Medicaid and much more.
1:52.0	Yet, poll after poll shows the bill is unpopular with most Americans.
1:57.0	So what of the opposition?
1:59.0	Democrats and their supporters are certainly frustrated.
2:02.0	Bernie Sanders, though, is galvanizing support in a way that mainstream Democrats are not right now.
2:07.2	His fighting oligarchy tour has been drawing record crowds. And Senator Sanders joins me now from
2:13.7	Capitol Hill. Welcome back to our program. Great to be with you. So Senator Sanders,
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