Washington DC, Oct. 14 -- US Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday (local time) slammed the "corrupt campaign finance system" in the US, citing the substantial election spending by billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and other influential groups ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections, while calling for sweeping campaign finance reform.

In a post on X, Sanders highlighted the money spent by wealthy individuals, cryptocurrency interests and political advocacy groups during the 2024-2026 election cycle on Republicans, arguing that the scale of such expenditure underscored the need to reform the campaign finance system.

"What a corrupt campaign finance system looks like: Between 2024 and 2026, Musk spent over $650 million to buy electi...