Fetterman urges Democrats to talk like 'normal' people as MSNBC host presses him on rise of 'oligarchs'
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The Pennsylvania senator said most people don't know what oligarchy means

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Published March 12, 2025 7:03pm EDT

Sen. John Fetterman urged fellow Democrats on Tuesday to speak like normal people when pressed by MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on the rise of "oligarchs."

"I would just ask Democrats, like, start talking like a regular person. Most people are not sure what an oligarch is, you know?" Fetterman told Ruhle when pressed on the idea that America was "creating oligarchs."

Fetterman, a Democrat who has not held back on criticizing his own party, called out his fellow lawmakers for their protests and antics during President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress,  Trump look more presidential.

"There's also another little secret, too. Democrats, we like billionaires if they're giving to our causes or to our party as well," he continued before Ruhle pushed back.



John Fetterman and MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle discuss oligarchs during MSNBC interview.  (Screenshot/MSNBC)

  


Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fetterman argued the larger issue was about "unlimited money," which he described as the poison of American democracy.

"Remember, a lot of these billionaires that were in tech, they used to be more friendly to the Democratic interest and our party," he said. "Unlimited money, get rid of that, and that would transform America more than any single other decision."

Ruhle pointed out Musk's role in the Trump administration, which is widely  and members of the media, and argued, "There's a difference between very wealthy political donors," and wealthy individuals inside the government making decisions that could "enrich themselves and their businesses."

"That's different from being a Democratic donor who has the president's ear or, at the very least, his phone number," she said.



Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks with West Point cadets in the senate subway on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

  
  
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