NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley on Tuesday lashed out at Republicans and Democrats, accusing both of exploiting the impoverished for political gain.

“All politics is rich people screwing poor people,” he said during the NCAA basketball tournament media day, according to The Guardian.

“Poor people are too stupid to know they’re just chess pieces in a game,” Barkley continued. “All the poor white people, all the poor black people, all the Hispanics, they’re all in the same boat.

“They’ve got no economic opportunities,” the retired basketball star added. “They spend all their time blaming each other because rich people throw words at them like illegal immigration and racism and things like that.

“If poor people ever get smart, and realize: ‘We should band together, rise up, instead of fighting each other,’ we probably can make a difference.”