As the 2024 presidential race entered its final stretch, the nation’s richest tech leaders gravitated toward Trump’s side.
Last Wednesday, during former President Joe Biden's farewell address, he warned that the U.S. could become an "oligarchy." Here's what it means
In his final address, President Joe Biden warned of America becoming an oligarchy of tech billionaires, and this sent the interwebs into a frenzy. In a nutshell, an oligarchy is a system of government in which an elite (those on the top of the food chain) few control the government’s actions.
The independent senator said there's a "small number of very wealthy people controlling what we see, hear and read" that "have kind of caved in to Trump."
At President Trump's inauguration, three of the wealthiest people sat front-row. Days prior, former President Biden warned of an oligarchy forming.
Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America’s economy, including its technology industry, is too unwieldy and dynamic to petrify into an actual oligarchy, whatever diplomats and departing presidents say. ■
The world’s richest people are done feigning concern for vulnerable communities or our democracy. Trump can do whatever he wants, and they can, too
Biden's farewell speech warning that oligarchs pose a threat to democracy has echoed a growing problem in the world, economic and historical experts say.
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A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump's presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab.
"Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to ...
On the day of Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, a group of his top billionaire donors, including the casino magnate Miriam Adelson and the future Republican National Committee finance chair Todd Ricketts, hosted a small private party, away from the publicly advertised inaugural balls.