How far can money take you? Well, it turns out that having a whopping $58 billion dollars in someone’s account might just land them on the most powerful positions in the country⁠—and even the world.

During Tuesday night’s CBS debate at Charleston Virginia, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg admitted that he had “bought” the majority of Democratic support in the House of representatives.

In one of his arguments, 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 Nancy Pelosi in charge, and gave the Congress the ability to control this president, I bought–I got them.”

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In an article from the New York Times, the media outlet confirmed that Bloomberg’s “massive spending” had allowed him to fall in the favor of Democrats. As the NYT wrote: “But in this year’s midterm elections, Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, emerged as a powerful and effective force, as well as the biggest outside spender promoting Democratic House candidates, according to disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission.”

The media outlet continued, “And while it’s impossible to conclude that any one factor tipped the balance in a race, Mr. Bloomberg appears to have reaped the benefits of his millions in giving. Democrats won 21 of the 24 races he sought to influence. Of those, 12 had been considered either tossups or in Republican districts.” While Mini Mike’s money can earn him party support, it can also cover up for his inadequacies. As the New York Post wrote: “Mike Bloomberg had a different plan for his second debate: buy it.”

During the said debate, the billionaire was able to play a 60-second ad during the first and second commercial breaks. Of course, social media users were quick to respond against Bloomberg’s ad as they lashed out to the media network for allowing a Democratic nominee to earn an advertising slot during the debate. New Yorker writer Tad Friend wrote, “What kind of rule allows the candidates to advertise during the debate? Or did Bloomberg just buy CBS?”

Leftward Swing #Bernie2020 a Twitter account dedicated to supporting Sanders also echoed the same sentiment, “Ok why the hell is there a Bloomberg ad on during the debate? How is this not a campaign finance law violation?”

Others were also doubtful of the audience’s response during the debate, saying that they might have been paid.

Max Kennerly wrote: “I can’t explain the nature of the cheers and boos unless @CBSNews allowed the audience to be filled with a paid cheering section for Bloomberg—and also broadcast Bloomberg ads in the middle of the debate.” “It is outrageous and we all need to think of how to sanction CBS for it,” he continued, demanding CBS to explain who bought tickets to the debate.

A user by the name of L also shared the same sentiment, “So Bloomberg has paid cheerleaders at the debate and CBS let that happen?

Currently, Bloomberg had already spent $500 million on his campaign trail bombarding advertising and TV networks with his ads.