Joe Biden Warns of 'Oligarchy' Taking Over US in Farewell Speech
President Joe Biden asserted that America is becoming an "oligarchy" while warning the country in his televised farewell address on Wednesday of a "dangerous concentration of power" by the wealthy.
WATCH: Biden’s final speech from the White House warns of an ultra-wealthy oligarchy that could threaten democracy
Speaking from the Oval Office as he prepares to hand over power Monday to President-elect Donald Trump, Biden sounded alarm over the accumulation of power and wealth among a small few.
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Biden Warns the US Risks Becoming an 'Oligarchy.' What Does the Term Mean?
President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was sliding into an “oligarchy” of tech billionaires
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In President Joe Biden's farewell address, he warned about an oligarchy taking shape in the U.S.
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Biden warns of rising democracy-threatening 'oligarchy' in grim farewell speech
President Joe Biden warned of a rising ultrawealthy “oligarchy” in America that poses a threat to the nation’s democracy, in a grave farewell address delivered Wednesday as he prepares to cede the White House back to Donald Trump.
Five Things to Know About Biden's Farewell Address That Also Served as a Warning to the Country
Biden's term ends Monday, when he'll be replaced by Donald Trump, a man he has called an existential threat to the nation. Here's a look at what was likely the last major speech of a political career spanning more than five decades: The outgoing president used the opportunity to deliver a series of warnings to the American people,
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Biden warns that an oligarchy is forming that threatens US democracy
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said an oligarchy is forming in the U.S. that threatens democracy, issuing the bleak warning on Wednesday in his final Oval Office speech as he ...
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