Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says “[Trump] and his family are walking conflicts of interest”; “Musk is the original American oligarch…a troubled individual…has no business serving in ANY administration.”

Last night on MSNBC, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) – who is running (against AOC) to be the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability – said the following about how best to counter Trump’s rampant corruption while being in the minority – as well as about Elon Musk

• “It’s a combination of discipline, messaging discipline, picking issues that are really going to stand out and making sure that we expose the facts that are missing all too often on the Republican side of the aisle.“
• “…when Darrell Issa [R] stepped down as Chairman, he actually cited me as his chief foil for all those years on the committee. So we need know how to do this, but we’re going to make sure our message is coherent and that we are disciplined.”
• “[Trump] has far-flung enterprises and investments all over the world. And it is a recipe for corruption, it is certainly a recipe for ethical conflicts of interest that no president ought to be even entertaining. He and his family are walking conflicts of interest waiting to be discovered.”
• “I’m very worried [about Musk’s relationship with Trump]. I mean…Elon Musk is the original American oligarch. And he’s going to be joined by at least four or five other billionaires who are essentially viewing government as an opportunity to feather their own nests, to magnify their investment portfolio and to make a profit. What happened to the champion of the working class? Donald Trump has already, in the appointments he’s making, betrayed the very people who voted for him in the Rust Belt and throughout the industrial midwest. I think Elon Musk is a self dealer. I think he is a troubled individual. And I think he ought to have no role to play in the government. And the fact that he was willing to spend a quarter of a billion dollars to get one individual elected president and now wants to serve in dismantling government agencies, cutting back on federal spending, federal employees, he’s serving his own interests and that needs to be carefully monitored. And I think, frankly, [Musk] has no business serving in ANY administration.”

Donald Trump and his team are walking conflicts of interest. We will be relentless in our efforts to hold them accountable. pic.twitter.com/pgRjHngpud

— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) December 7, 2024