Sen. Bernie Sanders faced backlash for chartering private jets during his campaign tour against the wealthy. After reports revealed significant campaign spending on private travel, he unapologetically defended his choice by stating that it's necessary to efficiently conduct multiple rallies in a week. Sanders compared his travel to how other politicians handle transportation, arguing that waiting in long airport lines is impractical for reaching thousands of voters. Critics have pointed out the hypocrisy of a socialist using luxury travel while campaigning against oligarchy and addressing climate change.
You run a campaign and you do three or four or five rallies in a week. That's the only way you can get around to talk to 30,000 people.
No apologies for that. That's what campaign travel is about. We've done it in the past. We're gonna do it in future.
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