Elizabeth Warren
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And that is shut down the agency that has handled more than 6 million consumer complaints by people who got cheated by their credit card companies, by payday loan companies. They don't want to admit what they're trying to do. Remember, that $21 billion. That came out of somebody's hide. And you know whose hide it came out of? The cheaters and the scammers.
And that is shut down the agency that has handled more than 6 million consumer complaints by people who got cheated by their credit card companies, by payday loan companies. They don't want to admit what they're trying to do. Remember, that $21 billion. That came out of somebody's hide. And you know whose hide it came out of? The cheaters and the scammers.
It came out of the hides of the billionaire CEOs. And they would like to have the opportunity to earn that money going forward. So they want to push. But there are a lot of folks in Congress actually kind of squeamish about that. So they did the end run. They tried it through the courts. And you know what the Supreme Court of the United States said Not once, but twice.
It came out of the hides of the billionaire CEOs. And they would like to have the opportunity to earn that money going forward. So they want to push. But there are a lot of folks in Congress actually kind of squeamish about that. So they did the end run. They tried it through the courts. And you know what the Supreme Court of the United States said Not once, but twice.
Thing is perfectly constitutional. Yep, it's going to go forward. If you want to change it, you've got to go back to Congress. And now, here's Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and a handful of 22-year-olds saying, no, we think we're just going to find another way to shut it down. It's not only not legal and not popular, really, it's a case of saying they want to fire the financial cops
Thing is perfectly constitutional. Yep, it's going to go forward. If you want to change it, you've got to go back to Congress. And now, here's Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and a handful of 22-year-olds saying, no, we think we're just going to find another way to shut it down. It's not only not legal and not popular, really, it's a case of saying they want to fire the financial cops
but they'd like for nobody really to notice that. And particularly, Elon Musk would like nobody to notice that he just wants to get rid of them before he launches his new financial product.
but they'd like for nobody really to notice that. And particularly, Elon Musk would like nobody to notice that he just wants to get rid of them before he launches his new financial product.
You're right. We've got our toes right on the edge of a constitutional crisis here. But here's the thing. It may be the case that Donald Trump is so full of confidence that he thinks he can wave his wand and whatever he wants to happen will happen. And in many cases, he will be right.
You're right. We've got our toes right on the edge of a constitutional crisis here. But here's the thing. It may be the case that Donald Trump is so full of confidence that he thinks he can wave his wand and whatever he wants to happen will happen. And in many cases, he will be right.
For example, the Republicans in the Senate just go ahead and confirm people for jobs that they know they are not qualified for. So they will kowtow to him. But I don't think that's going to happen with the courts. And here's the next part. They may not be able to force Donald Trump to do something, but Donald Trump isn't actually the guy who puts in the orders and cuts people's paychecks.
For example, the Republicans in the Senate just go ahead and confirm people for jobs that they know they are not qualified for. So they will kowtow to him. But I don't think that's going to happen with the courts. And here's the next part. They may not be able to force Donald Trump to do something, but Donald Trump isn't actually the guy who puts in the orders and cuts people's paychecks.
There's somebody else in the system who does that. And they're a click down from Donald Trump and a click down from that and a click down from that. And when a federal court issues an order and then gets people in front of them and says, you either follow that order or find yourself in contempt. Now we're going to see.
There's somebody else in the system who does that. And they're a click down from Donald Trump and a click down from that and a click down from that. And when a federal court issues an order and then gets people in front of them and says, you either follow that order or find yourself in contempt. Now we're going to see.
whether or not those are people who are going to say, oh, but Donald Trump told me, and a judge is going to say, I don't care what Donald Trump told you. I'm telling you what the law is. You follow the law. And, you know, my view right now is the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure. They still have the power.
whether or not those are people who are going to say, oh, but Donald Trump told me, and a judge is going to say, I don't care what Donald Trump told you. I'm telling you what the law is. You follow the law. And, you know, my view right now is the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure. They still have the power.
to hold everybody else in this country in contempt if they do not follow lawfully issued court orders.
to hold everybody else in this country in contempt if they do not follow lawfully issued court orders.
Bless everybody who gets out there and makes a fortune. Bless everybody who gets up every day and goes to work. But understand the underpinnings of all that are something we all invested in. And now we've got Donald Trump and his co-president, Elon Musk, and they're just running a wrecking ball through it.
Bless everybody who gets out there and makes a fortune. Bless everybody who gets up every day and goes to work. But understand the underpinnings of all that are something we all invested in. And now we've got Donald Trump and his co-president, Elon Musk, and they're just running a wrecking ball through it.