I'm sorry that you can't afford to send your kid to college.

I'm sorry that the elementary school your kid goes to is inadequate,

but we're a poor country.

We just can't afford that.

We are not a poor country.

Thank you. There is no excuse in God's earth that people have to make a choice between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.

That was Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont last night in Arizona on the fighting oligarchy tour with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The lawmakers had a lot of criticism for President Trump, but also for their own Democratic Party.

The question is, is this a strategy that can work for Democrats writ large?

Plus, we'll go through the new reporting on the high-level Pentagon meeting that Elon Musk may

attend today.

The question is, why would he even be in the room?

And we'll have the latest on President Trump's executive order to essentially shut down

the Department of Education.

The question is, will Congress stand up to his efforts to eliminate the agency?

They didn't cover this in Schoolhouse Rock, and it's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is definitely working for the weekend.

I'm Ali Vitale

on this Friday, March 21st, and we'll start with the news. A new report by the New York Times

reveals the Pentagon has scheduled a briefing for billionaire Elon Musk later today. It'll be on the

U.S. military's plan for any war that might break out with China. That's according to two U.S.

officials. another official

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