Jamie Raskin U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th district | Official U.S. House headshot
Jamie Raskin U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th district | Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Jamie Raskin, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Maryland’s 8th district, took to Twitter to share his views on various political issues. The tweets, dated April 1, 2025, emphasize his support for certain political figures and critique others.
In a tweet dated April 1, 2025, Raskin voiced support for Senator Cory Booker, "We rise with @SenBooker as he holds the Senate floor against Trump’s attempts to rip apart the Bill of Rights and the rule of law. Stand strong, Cory! America is with you." This statement underlines the Senator's opposition efforts against former President Trump's policies.
Further, in another tweet from the same day, Raskin criticized Elon Musk, stating, "Elon Musk is America's highest paid protestor. He trashes our democratic institutions and vilifies Social Security as 'the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.' Meanwhile, he's being paid $38 billion by the American people in government contracts." This tweet highlights Raskin's disapproval of Musk's actions and remarks regarding U.S. democratic pillars and Social Security.
Concluding his series of tweets, Raskin turned his attention to former President Trump, commenting on the economic situation, "Of course, Trump and his cabinet of billionaires don't care if prices rise. These plutocrats are out to enrich themselves at the expense of everybody else. Let them eat DOGE." Here, Raskin criticized Trump's economic policies and their impacts on inflation.
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