'Selling The Country For Parts': AOC Drops The Hammer On Trump And Musk Over Government Cuts

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At a 'Fight Oligarchy' event in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke about President Trump and Elon Musk overseeing massive cuts to the Federal Government and federal programs.

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00:00And I'll tell you, you know, Trump sees the immense pressure that working people are under.

00:08But his answer to that pressure is an America where it's just every man for himself, a kind

00:16of Darwinistic society.

00:19And now that he's back in power, we can see it clear as day.

00:22Trump handed the keys of government to Elon Musk and is selling the country for parts

00:28to the richest people on the planet for a kickback.

00:32And in exchange, those billionaires will back his campaigns and those of his allies.

00:39And if you don't believe me, just look at what Elon Musk said the other week, that he

00:42would volunteer to bankroll campaigns for House members who voted to impeach Supreme,

00:49even right-wing Supreme Court members who don't totally agree and don't vote with him

00:54lockstep on every case.

00:58But the clever thing is that what Republicans do is that they try to make working people

01:03like you and me feel like we're just one step outside of that club.

01:09That if we just work a little bit harder, maybe we'll be a billionaire too.

01:15Except those kinds of spoils aren't earned, Tucson.

01:20They're stolen.

01:23They're stolen.

01:24And all you need to do is look at what Republicans are doing to our health care, our veterans'

01:29benefits and social security.

01:32They are slashing these programs that we have spent a lifetime paying into, not them because

01:38they don't even pay their fair share of taxes.

01:42And mind you, even if you aren't on Medicaid or Medicare, this raises your private health

01:49insurance costs too.

01:51And every single Republican in Arizona voted to cut Medicaid.

01:58Not an accusation, it was their vote.

02:01Because you see, these budgets aren't just fights about numbers.

02:07They are fights over our values that define us as a country.

02:12Because Medicaid, Medicare and social security were promises that we as a people have made

02:20to each other about who we want to be and the kind of nation we want to become.

02:27A nation that cares for its elders, that values people with disabilities, that thinks kids

02:34with disabilities should have access to special education.

02:41But these promises that we've made to each other are not promises from politicians to

02:46the people or charity from the rich to the poor.

02:51These are promises that we make to each other.

02:54We pay into each other.

02:57We neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, teacher to student, worker to worker.

03:06And to me, Tucson, the strength of our country is not just measured by the height of our

03:12best days.

03:14It's about who and what's there for you on your worst day.

03:19And that's why I'm here with you today.

'Selling The Country For Parts': AOC Drops The Hammer On Trump And Musk Over Government Cuts

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