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Editorial: The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the table

President Biden in Washington DC on 15 January. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen President Biden in Washington DC on 15 January. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock Opinion US politics This article is more than 1 year old The Guardian view on Biden’s warning of oligarchy: Trump and the malefactors of wealth This article is more than 1 year old Editorial The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the table Thu 16 Jan 2025 13.36 EST Last modified on Thu 16 Jan 2025 13.47 EST Share A ristocrats are “the most dif

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