Charlamagne says it was ‘highly hypocritical for Biden to ‘talk about oligarchy’ in farewell speech

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God said Thursday that it was “highly hypocritical” for President Joe Biden to warn about the threat of “oligarchy” during his Wednesday farewell address.

Biden delivered a 16-minute speech in which he heavily focused on what he believed President-elect Donald Trump’s second term could bring to America and warned of an “oligarchy” he said is forming that “literally threatens our entire democracy.” When asked for his reaction on “The Breakfast Club,” Charlamagne pointed out that politicians across the spectrum have long accepted financial support from political action committees (PACs) and corporations.

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“I think it’s highly hypocritical for any elected official in America to talk about oligarchy when all of them have been puppets for these PACs and corporate donations for years. You know, that’s something that you hear [Independent Vermont Sen.] Bernie Sanders talking about and [Democratic Pennsylvania Sen.] John Fetterman talking about — how you gotta take all of this corporate money out of politics.”

Charlamagne then suggested that billionaire Elon Musk, who became a Trump supporter during the 2024 presidential campaign, is only different from other wealthy political donors because of how open he is to the public. In this sense, the radio host compared Musk to rapper and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs.

“Elon Musk is just the person that’s out there … I was likening Elon Musk to Diddy, which sounds crazy now, but what I’m talking about is the fact that he likes to be all up in the videos, all on the records,” Charlamagne said. “He’s always tweeting; he’s the face of it right now. But this has been going on for years.”

Biden also expressed worries regarding “the potential rise of a tech industrial complex” during his speech. Since Trump’s November victory, several tech companies, including Google, Meta and Microsoft have contributed to his inaugural fund.

“It could pose real dangers for our country as well. Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation, enabling the abuse of power, the free press is crumbling,” the president said. “Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact checking. The truth is smothered by lies, both for power and for profit.”

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