Defense Industry Gives More To Bernie Than Any 2020 Candidate0

• Politics
• December 10, 2019

Despite his frequent votes against defense bills, Senator Bernie Sanders has collected more presidential campaign contributions from defense industry sources than any other candidate, including Donald Trump. That’s according to data on 2020 funding at the OpenSecrets.org website, which is sponsored by the Center for Responsive Politics. As of early December, Sanders had out-collected Trump $172,803 to $148,218 in defense industry