For as long as he has been in elected office, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has warned that the nation’s richest people have amassed too much wealth and power. Now, President Trump sits in the White House and Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is presiding over the firing of thousands of federal workers. For Mr. Sanders, there is no joy in being right. He remains upset that more Democratic politicians do not seem to share his conviction that the American political system requires a radical overhaul — a sentiment that he thinks pulsed through the country last year and contributed to Mr. Trump’s victory.
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