Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday aligned himself with Pope Leo's criticism of outsized executive pay, saying the pontiff is "exactly right" to call out soaring compensation packages and pointing specifically to Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion award.

Bernie Sanders Echoes Pope On Soaring Executive Pay

Sanders said such windfalls call attention to widening inequality and argued the package should be rejected, renewing a fight he waged last week when he labeled Musk's prospective payout "grossly immoral."

Sanders posted on X on Monday, stating, "The Pope is exactly right. No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the vast majority struggle to just survive, trying to put food on the table, pay rent and afford health care. We can and must do better."

The Pope is exactly right. No society can survive when one man ...