Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed Tuesday that the U.S. has become an "oligarchic society" under the second Trump administration.

In a two-hour-long address to Congress, Donald Trump delivered a torrent of twisted truths and outright falsehoods. Now, Bernie Sanders is clapping back. In a nearly 25-minute-long rebuttal posted on X,

Bernie Sanders was seen leaving in the middle of Donald Trump's speech to Congress, and had just nine words about the recently-inaugurated US president following the incident

In a video posted online, Sanders began his response by refuting what he called Trump's most damaging lie during his speech: that being the claims about centuries-old dead people being sent Social Security checks, denying the the president's claim outright and claiming that he is setting up for an attack on the Social Security program.

Senator Bernie Sanders was filmed leaving President Donald Trump's speech to Congress halfway through – but Americans were divided over what he told the press as he left

Trump is repeating lies about the crucial anti-poverty program to lay the groundwork for cuts, the senator said.

The senator wrote on social media on Sunday that tens of thousands of people could die if the Social Security Administration staffing is cut in half.

In a scathing interview on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) condemned President Donald Trump’s meeting chastising Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy and doubled down on referring to Trump’s administration as an oligarchy.

An exclusive interview with Bernie Sanders as he launched his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour, countering billionaire power and Trump tax cuts in Omaha.

As Ukraine enters the fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion, shifting political dynamics in the U.S. threaten to influence the course of the war. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly misrepresented the war’s origins,