Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters delivered an impassioned speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, voicing strong disapproval of both former President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk. Speaking at a rally organized by Democratic lawmakers to protest Musk’s influence and access to information at the Treasury Department, Waters accused him of overstepping his authority and taking advantage of government resources.

“We have told you that you’ve made enough money off our government yourself, and now you want to take everybody else’s payroll and make sure that they don’t make the kind of money that you’ve made. Oh, you want to use our money to go to Mars,” Waters declared in her speech.

Accusations of Power Grab and Economic Domination
Waters extended her criticism beyond Musk, targeting Trump and other billionaires, whom she accused of attempting to consolidate power over the nation’s political and economic landscape.

“We’re in a crisis in this country because Trump and Elon Musk and the billionaires have decided they’re going to put us all in our place. They’re going to run this country. They’re going to make sure that they take over everything,” Waters said to an energized crowd.

She then rallied her audience to resist what she described as a growing power grab. “Are we going to let them do that? Are we going to let them run this government in the way that they can make even more money and so they won’t stop? It is so brazen. Every day they’re taking new actions. They’re taking executive actions. Every day they’re doing something,” she exclaimed.