Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has defended his use of private jets to travel during his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. Since February, Sanders and New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been touring districts former President Joe Biden won in the 2020 election, but Republican House members took in 2024.

BERNIE SANDERS: RIDE PRIVATE JETS? I DO IT FOR THE PEOPLE. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a socialist, came in for a lot of ridicule recently when the Washington Free Beacon reported that he spent $221,723 in campaign money on private jets for his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). And that is just this year so far.