At a "Fight Oligarchy" event in Montana on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke about the Trump Administration’s agenda.
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00:00And Missoula, it will never be just our institutions or officials or politicians alone that uphold our democracy.
00:12It will always be the people, the masses, who refuse to comply with authoritarian regimes,
00:22who are our last and strongest defense of our country and our freedoms.
00:30We know that a better world is possible, and we are willing to do something about it.
00:46But to get there, we need to be honest about how we got to where we are right now.
00:53Because this moment didn't come out of nowhere.
00:56It has been a long time coming.
01:01The destruction of our rights and democracy is directly tied to the growing and extreme wealth inequality that has been building in America for years.
01:14It is not a coincidence that billionaires like Elon Musk dumped billions into this election to support Donald Trump.
01:30And he sure as hell isn't doing it out of charity.
01:34And we saw it right here just last election, right here in Montana.
01:39The crypto lobby and dark money funneling tons and tons of money trying to buy elections right here in the state of Montana.
01:48And time after time, we've seen how our government and laws are more responsive to corporations and lobbyists
01:58than to the will of everyday people and voters.
02:02And we also know that the agenda of dark money to keep our wages low and to loot our public goods like Social Security and Medicare to give to the rich
02:16which is deeply unpopular with the people across party, across background.