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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has voiced strong criticism of a potential second term for President Donald Trump, describing it as a “billionaire feeding frenzy” and a “kiss a-- race.”
Speaking on comedian Jon Stewart’s podcast, “The Weekly Show,” the New York Democrat said that Trump’s supporters, ranging from ordinary individuals to elites, are now fully aligned with him for personal gain.
“All of these people that were scared before about being associated with him … they’re all all-in now,” Ocasio-Cortez remarked. “This is now a billionaire feeding frenzy.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s comments came as a clip from the interview was highlighted by Mediaite. During the conversation, she emphasized the importance of public awareness regarding the situation.
“What’s really important for people to understand, now and every day of this administration, is that you’re being ripped off,” she said.
Her remarks coincided with the presence of prominent tech leaders at Trump’s inauguration, which took place earlier this week at the Capitol rotunda. Among those in attendance were Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Musk, in particular, has forged a close relationship with Trump over the past year, attending several rallies and publicly endorsing his campaign.
Stewart also weighed in on the gathering of tech moguls at Trump’s inauguration, taking a sharp and humorous tone. “Taking the place of seats normally reserved for Democratic or Republican governors, sat Zuck, Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon, Tic Tac guy, Google guy—the six guys who control maybe 20 percent of the world’s wealth and 100 percent of your nudes,” Stewart quipped.
“Shouldn’t this gathering be happening in a volcano’s lair near Zurich, or are we just open source Illuminati now? Where’s the conspiracy fun in that?”
The collaboration between Trump and top tech executives marks a stark contrast to his first term, when many in the tech industry were wary of his administration. Nine years ago, some of these figures had expressed concerns about Trump’s rise in politics, making their current alignment a notable shift.
The involvement of these influential leaders in Trump’s second-term ambitions has raised questions about the intersection of wealth, power, and political influence. Critics like Ocasio-Cortez argue that this alliance underscores a broader trend of the administration prioritizing the interests of billionaires over the needs of ordinary Americans.
