Trump's billionaires will accelerate American decline. Dr. Richard Wolff explains how.

On the campaign trail and beyond, Donald Trump and MAGA right have repeatedly presented themselves as the true representatives of America's beleaguered working class. And yet, like the Capitol rotunda on Inauguration Day, Trump's administration is filled with billionaires, mega-millionaires, and corporate oligarchs whose staggering wealth is increasing year after year while working people struggle to get by. How are people, voters and nonvoters alike, supposed to square this seeming contradiction? In this special post-Inauguration interview, returning guest and legendary economist Rick Wolff of @democracyatwrk explains how the naked oligarchy on display in Trump's inauguration and in his administration is not a contradiction, but a clear sign of a society hastening its own collapse under the weight of historic, unsustainable levels of inequality. This interview is an extension of Stephen Janis and Taya Graham's Inequality Watch reporting. Check out more of their reporting here: https://www.youtube.com/live/BJnG8FkK1zQ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmm_7RDZJeQzq2-wvmjueg/join The Real News Network is an independent, viewer-supported, radical media network. Help us expand our in-depth analysis and coverage from Baltimore to Bangladesh by subscribing and becoming a member today! Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-yt Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-yt Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews Follow TRNN: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/therealnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealnewsnetwork Studio Production: David Hebden, Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino Post-Production: Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino Written by: Stephen Janis #economy #billionaire #trump #inauguration