Mike Bloomberg: I Bought Congress For The Democrats

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg boasted during the Democrat presidential debate Tuesday night that he "bought" back Congressional seats for Democrats in 2018.

Bloomberg said, "Let's just go on the record. They talk about 40 Democrats, 21 of those were people that I spent $100 million to help elect. All of the new Democrats that came in put (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi in charge and gave the Congress the ability to control this president, I bought - I got them."

The billionaire tried to correct himself near the end by saying "I got them." But the New York Times reported that Bloomberg spent upwards of $122 million in donations to numerous Democrat candidates and organizations.

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