Musk, Trump and Bezos have led me to reconsider my stance on eating the rich

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In no way do I advocate a serious interpretation of 'eat the rich,' a political slogan that has come and gone since the late 18th century. But I am starting to feel a bit peckish.

The early days of the new billionaire-heavy Trump administration are making the French-Revolution-era phrase “eat the rich” great again, leading some to ponder the hypothetical palatability of oligarch meat.

Billionaire Elon Musk, looking tastier by the day, appears to have effectively purchased the presidency of the United States and assumed the role of the federal workforce’s “Worst Boss Ever.” Probationary employees and career federal workers are being fired willy-nilly, federal contracts are being axed right and left, vital aid to other nations has been cut off and funding for medical research into diseases like cancer has been dropped like it was a magazine subscription America forgot to cancel.

The dictionary definition of “cruelty” could now be accurately updated to read: “see Musk, Elon.”

Billionaires like Trump and Musk are making 'eat the rich' great again

A demonstrator protests President Donald Trump and Elon Musk outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025.
But he is far from alone. President Donald Trump, himself very rich, likely nicely marbled and a noted fan of famed cannibal Hannibal Lecter, ran on populist promises of looking out for the little guy, then proceeded to go full-oligarchy with his Cabinet choices.

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