Jamelle Bouie: The World's Most Influential Racist Is Bankrolling Republicans
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Jamelle Bouie: The World's Most Influential Racist Is Bankrolling Republicans

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 202651 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

Elon Musk is the largest single donor in American political history. He's also the world's most prominent booster of white supremacy. While Democrat after Democrat gets asked about Hasan Piker, most reporters don't seem to ask Republicans about the views of the man who's pumped nearly a half billion dollars into their Senate campaigns. Nor do they ask about the destruction he rained down on our government under DOGE. Plus: Trump is trying to build a city-size mausoleum for himself, his targeting of Ilhan Omar is also an attack on Congress, MBS is finding out he bribed the wrong...

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