Fetterman urges Democrats to talk like regular people instead of ranting about oligarchs

Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., urged members of his party to talk like regular people on Tuesday while pushing back on MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle’s questioning about the rise of oligarchs in America.“I would just ask Democrats, like, start talking like a regular person.

Most people are not sure what an oligarch is, you know?” Fetterman told Ruhle when pressed on the idea that America was “creating oligarchs.”Fetterman, a Democrat who has not held back on criticizing his own party, called out his fellow lawmakers for their protests and antics during President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, accusing them of making Trump look more presidential.“There’s also another little secret, too.Democrats, we like billionaires if they’re giving to our causes or to our party as well,” he continued before Ruhle pushed back. Fetterman argued the larger issue was about “unlimited money,” which he described as the poison of American democracy.“Remember, a lot of these billionaires that were in tech, they used to be more friendly to the Democratic interest and our party,” he said.

“Unlimited money, get rid of that, and that would transform America more than any single other decision.”Ruhle pointed out Musk’s role in the Trump administration, which is widely criticized by Democrats and members of the media, and argued, “There’s a difference between very wealthy political donors,” and wealthy individuals inside the government making decisions that could “enrich themselves and their businesses.”“That’s different from being a Democratic donor who has the president’s ear or, at the very least, his phone number,” she said.“I’m not sure if they necessarily are motivated just, you know, based on money,” the Democratic senator argued.“Whether it’s Bezos or Musk, they have far more than you could spend in 100 lifetimes.

So, for that, I think scarcity defines the luxury, so that’s why a lot of them want to be engaged on that...