Rep. Casar Responds to Trump Wrecking Economy
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How is Donald Trump's economic policy impacting America?
Donald Trump's uber rich treasury secretary who's worth about half a billion dollars. He's saying we're on a roll right now, America. Sure, there may be a recession looming and sure you may be suffering, but isn't it all great? Don't you all love the vision? I mean, let me just show you what the oligarchy looks like. I mean, this is his $22 million mansion as he says he yeah, you could deal with a little bit of suffering. I think we have the dollhouse photo if we have it. No, no, that's actually Barbie's. This is the one he lives in, a $22 million mansion. And he's lecturing people. People don't want cheaper prices. That's not what people are looking for. It's not like Donald Trump promised he was going to lower prices on day one.
Earlier in the morning, he was asked about the probability of a recession. Watch the arrogance as he answers this question. Let's play it.
The other day you were asked a question by another outlet, can you guarantee that we're not going to have a recession? And you wanted to address that this morning.
What is Scott Bessent's view on the economic recession?
Yeah, well, look, it was a silly question. Can you guarantee there's not going to be a recession? I can't guarantee anything. I can't guarantee that the journalist who asked me the question that her news program is going to be on it.
I recall someone campaigning saying, I guarantee you on day one, I'm going to lower this. On day one, there's going to be peace. I guarantee you all of these things. And by the way, here's Scott Besson says, we're on a roll right now. Don't you feel the momentum? Things are great, huh? Here, play it.
No, no, no. Maria, what's going to happen on April 2nd, each country will receive a number that we believe represents their tariffs. So for some countries, it could be quite low. For some countries, it could be quite high. So there's not an automatic 25 plus 25 that's going to happen. And the poll you just read, I think that that's a source of a lot of the consternation That's happening. And what we can see here in the administration is President Trump is on what is seemingly an unstoppable roll since January 20th.
It would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. Let me call in Democratic Congress member from Texas, Greg. Greg, so as I see it, all of the countries, they're going to get an envelope on April 2nd, which Trump calls Liberation Day. All of our allies and everyone abroad. And they open it up. Then they get a number of what they're going to be tariffed because Trump's on a roll.
How do Democrats plan to counter Trump's economic actions?
What do you make of all of this?
Look, on a roll, what I know is that when the ultra rich and special interests were on a roll in the 1920s and they started controlling the government, they crashed the economy and caused the Great Depression. When the ultra rich and the big banks were controlling the government, they were, quote unquote, on a roll and caused the Great Recession in 2008. And we've got to stop that role. We can't let them do something like that again. And the only cure, the only solution to oligarchy is the actual power of working people. The only solution to want to be autocrats is more democracy. So we need more and more people to show up and speak out against Trump and Musk's abuses. And when people speak out, we start to recognize we actually still do live in a democracy where we can have a real check and balance. on these billionaires, but it takes people being willing to organize and it takes elected officials of conscience being willing to stand up and fight.
You're joining Bernie Sanders, AOC, and others on the Fight the Oligarchy Tour, where you're going into red and purplish states and districts and speaking to working class folks and probably a lot of people there who actually even voted for Trump. Look, you're someone who says, I'm unapologetically progressive.
What is the 'Fight the Oligarchy Tour'?
You think progressive ideas are going to be well-received in these red and purple areas?
That's actually what I've always found. I don't think that as progressives or as Democrats that we have to throw any vulnerable people under the bus or have to give up our ideas of equality. We can actually say, look, we may disagree on some social issues here or there, but on the core economic issues, think about who you would rather have on your side.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How is Donald Trump's economic policy impacting America?
0:00–1:00
2
What is Scott Bessent's view on the economic recession?
1:00–2:36
3
How do Democrats plan to counter Trump's economic actions?
2:36–4:01
4
What is the 'Fight the Oligarchy Tour'?
4:01–5:47
5
Can progressive ideas succeed in conservative areas?
5:47–7:23
6
How does Elon Musk's influence factor into economic debates?
7:23–12:04