
Making American oligarchy great again
SalonWhen President-elect Trump held a press availability after speaking to Republican governors last week he rattled off several big names who'd made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring of the new Don. This is the new American oligarchy — extremely wealthy men cozying up to the new president, a convicted criminal and adjudicated sexual abuser, a man who attempted to illegally overturn an election, who bungled a major national crisis and remains the most ignorant person to ever sit in the Oval Office. For example, at his press conference last week at Mar-a-Lago he was asked if he thought Meta's Mark Zuckerberg had changed the company's policies to favor Trump because of his threats and replied, "probably." it’s a new dawn.” This is the new American oligarchy — extremely wealthy men cozying up to the new president, a convicted criminal and adjudicated sexual abuser, a man who attempted to illegally overturn an election, who bungled a major national crisis and remains the most ignorant person to ever sit in the Oval Office. The full picture will be clear on Inauguration Day with this tableau: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, according to an official involved with planning the event.
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