Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont delivered a blistering speech at the No Kings rally in Washington, D.C., targeting President Donald Trump and accusing the nation’s wealthiest figures of exploiting the system for personal gain. Sanders claimed that under Trump’s watch, the American economy has been “hijacked” by tech tycoons such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.
“But let us be clear, this moment is not just about one man’s greed, one man’s corruption or one man’s contempt for our Constitution,” Sanders declared. “This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system in order to enrich themselves at the expense of working families throughout the country.”
He went on to specify whom he meant: “Yes, I’m talking about Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and the other multi-billionaires who were sitting right behind Donald Trump when he was inaugurated — the very same billionaires who funded his campaign, who have bestowed gifts upon him, and who have seen huge increases in their wealth and power since Trump took office.”
While Sanders condemned the alleged profiteering of Trump’s billionaire allies, market data paints a more nuanced picture. Since Trump assumed office, Meta’s stock value has climbed by 14.9% and Tesla’s by 2.8%, while Amazon has seen a decline of 5.7%. The senator also omitted that more billionaires supported Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign than Trump’s.
Sanders denounced what he called “insanity,” referring to Musk’s massive fortune, claiming the Tesla CEO now holds “more wealth than the bottom 52% of American households.”
The Vermont lawmaker has repeatedly gone after Musk in recent months. During a campaign stop for socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who is running for mayor of New York City, Sanders pledged that he was “not going to allow” Musk to become the world’s first trillionaire.
Currently valued at around $455 billion, Musk’s wealth could approach the trillion-dollar mark if Tesla’s new compensation plan delivers as expected, contingent on the company meeting certain performance goals in the coming years.
{Matzav.com}
The Fake Sanders doesn’t want any kind to rule us. Is he admitting that Trump is king?
You’re a delusional old fool. You’ve sacrificed the American people on the altar of intellectual elitists who are entrenched in an economic fantasy. Equality is a myth. If perfection were at all possible for mankind, you would be superfluous. The media-crity worships you and protects you. You’re false. You’re promoting the destruction of mankind and hoping to return them to some Neanderthal society with an agrarian economy and no technology. Buzz off.
I can smell the intermarried mishumad’s garlic breath from here.
Bernie is justified in hating Zuckerberg but should also acknowledge that he’s only popular because social media.