Numerous elected Democratic officials have criticized the wealthy despite taking funding from billionaires in the past.
Railing against billionaires has been a popular Democratic rhetorical device for decades, but the criticism has come to the forefront since Elon Musk took the lead of the Department of Government Efficiency and has made many substantial government changes in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Though there is a long list of Democratic officials who have condemned the ultra-rich, here are just seven high-profile Democrats who have recently made anti-billionaire statements despite having accepted support from billionaires in the past.
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has criticized billionaires throughout her career, making policies on taxing the wealthy a staple of her political campaigns. Since 2019, Warren has even sold mugs branding the words “billionaire tears” for $28 on her campaign’s website. When she began selling them in 2019, they were $25.
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