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Bernie Sanders Slams Hillary Clinton's $353K Event With George Clooney

Bernie Sanders said Hillary Clinton's upcoming fundraiser with George and Amal Clooney is "obscene."
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Bernie Sanders is not happy with Hillary Clinton's upcoming fundraiser featuring actor George Clooney and his wife, attorney Amal Clooney. 

"It is obscene that Secretary Clinton keeps going to big-money people to fund her campaign," Bernie Sanders said in a recent CNN interview

The event in question is a planned fundraiser between the star couple and Clinton. A pair of seats at the head table are going for as much as $353,400. 

Clooney, who's long been rumored to be considering a political run of his own, has been outspoken in his support for Clinton. 

"I think the world of her, and I would be very happy if she were president," Clooney told Fusion

It's a far cry from the kind of fundraising Sanders' campaign takes in — thousands of small-money donations.

His campaign is funded almost 100 percent by campaign donations

On the other handabout one-fourth of Clinton's donations have come from super PACs and other groups.

Sanders is coming off a three-state sweep over the weekend, and the two candidates are now turning their attention to Wisconsin's primary. A recent Emerson poll showed Clinton with a 6 percent lead in the state.

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