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From Fox News: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., chartered a private jet worth up to a staggering $15,000 an hour for several West Coast stops on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
Sanders boarded the luxury Bombardier Challenger private jet at the Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, California, on Tuesday afternoon, according to a photo captured by a source on the ground and shared exclusively with Fox News Digital. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez, whom the source also spotted boarding the private jet, spoke at their “Fighting Oligarchy” event in Bakersfield just hours earlier.
Flight records reveal the jet landed at Sacramento Mather Airport on Tuesday evening, which is about a 20-minute drive to Folsom, California, where the self-identified Democratic socialists hosted their second rally of the day.
The jet Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez were seen boarding made stops in Salt Lake City and Boise prior to landing in Bakersfield, according to flight records. The arrival dates match the duo’s “Fighting Oligarchy” events in Salt Lake City and Nampa, which is about a 25-minute drive from Boise Airport.
The report explains that the private jet is operated by Ventura Air Services, whose website touts “one of the widest cabins of any business jet available today” and confirms the private jet can cost up to $15,000 an hour.
Sanders is well known for his usage of luxury private planes, despite his socialist platform, calls to end “wealth inequality” and support for the “Green New Deal.” He reportedly spent over $1.9 million on private jets during his failed presidential campaign in 2020, and has spent over $221,000 chartering private jets during the first quarter of 2025.
According to FEC filings, Sanders’ campaign committee, Friends of Bernie Sanders, spent over $221,000 chartering private jets during the first quarter of 2025.
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesperson Ben Petersen declared, “Staggering hypocrisy! Champagne socialists Bernie Sanders & AOC demand Americans surrender their pick-up trucks, air conditioning and meat from the luxe leather seats of their private jets that cost more per hour than most Americans earn in months. #CA22.”
Staggering hypocrisy!
Champagne socialists Bernie Sanders & AOC demand Americans surrender their pick-up trucks, air conditioning and meat from the luxe leather seats of their private jets that cost more per hour than most Americans earn in months. #CA22 https://t.co/FfMzK4xgdk
— Ben Petersen (@bennpetersen) April 17, 2025
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‘Champagne socialists’ Sanders and AOC spotted boarding private jet on ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour https://t.co/cVANFgrnbU
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 17, 2025
Earlier this month, Ocasio-Cortez was criticized for flying first class to one of the rallies.
Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was photographed flying first-class to a Bernie Sanders event last month — with critics saying it shows how she battles inequality one “mimosa at a time.”
An incredulous passenger snapped AOC getting comfy in the roomy first-class cabin of… pic.twitter.com/p00b2lwsp6
— Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) April 7, 2025
HEIGHT OF IRONY: @BernieSanders and @AOC take $15,000 an hour private jet to 'Fighting Oligarchy' rallies. pic.twitter.com/TpghHQ1VAp
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 17, 2025
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