Most fascist dictators have been more about ideology and absolute power than about personal wealth. Trump and his crony Musk are at least as interested in personal enrichment as they are in destroying the deep state or the rule of law.
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Newspaper headlines have called Donald Trump’s victory “decisive,” “massive,” “resounding,” “historic,” and “sweeping.” None of those things are true. Recent public opinion polls reveal that Trump’s professed policy agenda is very unpopular.
The president-elect is tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services. The gulf between Trump’s taste for the wealthy and his populist everyman rhetoric has not gone unnoticed.
Musk is showing other members of the ultra-wealthy a bold alternative to stealth politics, urged on by a president-elect who has embraced giving billionaires a seat at the table. If you're rich enough, you can grab power in full public view.
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"While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change," said the Vermont Independent. "And they're right."
J. D. Vance and other Republicans are spearheading a lawsuit that aims to get the Supreme Court to move beyond its Citizens United decision and tear up some of the last remaining rules designed to limit the influence of money in politics.
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