Speaking at an event in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Pete Buttigieg mocks the promise to "drain the swamp," saying the only thing drained in Washington is the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. He says the President's "economic golden age" is golden "for them," accuses the first family of lining its pockets with $2 billion in crypto meme coin money "from the Middle East and other sources," and says members of Congress are doing the same.
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- Who
- Pete Buttigieg
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- rally - Saint Paul, Minnesota campaign event for Amy Klobuchar, Keith Ellison an
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- 41 seconds, unedited within the cut
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Folks who believed them when they said they were going to drain the swamp, remember that? Last time I checked, the only thing that's been drained in Washington, D .C. is that reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. This is where we are right now and we can do so much better than that. Now remember, when they say this is an economic golden age, you heard that, right? President says a golden age? It is for them. Now, this is the reality right now. You got your first family lining its pockets, $2 billion in crypto meme coin money from the Middle East and other sources. I didn't even think that was a sentence I'd be able to form a year ago. That's our reality right now. Members of Congress lining their pockets.
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