Bernie Sanders And AOC: Trump Is Screwing The Working Class

Progressive political stars say president and billionaire Elon Musk are turning US into oligarchy at rally in Arizona.

By Lauren Gambino, The Guardian

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk at a huge rally in Arizona on Thursday, accusing them of “screwing over” working- and middle-class Americans as they turn the country into an oligarchy.

Speaking to an overflowing arena as part of his Stop Oligarchy tour – a series of events with the progressive New York congresswoman that has attracted huge attention among Democratic supporters disillusioned with what they feel is the party’s otherwise tepid reaction to Trump’s radical agenda – Sanders, the senator from Vermont, warned the president:

“We will not allow you to move this country into an oligarchy. We’re not going to allow you and your friend Mr Musk and the other billionaires to wreak havoc on this country.”

Ocasio-Cortez put it differently: “We’re going to throw these bums out and fight for the nation we deserve.”

Sanders, who is independent but votes with Democrats, trained some of his sharpest attacks on industry titans.

“You know who the biggest criminals are in this country? They are the CEOs of major corporations who are robbing us every single day,” he said.

“They are the fossil fuel industry that has lied to us for years about what they’re doing to the planet. It is the drug companies who charge us the highest prices in the world and people die because they can’t afford those drugs. It’s the insurance companies who deny claim after claim. Those are major criminals.”