Elon Musk spent over $277 million to elect Donald Trump to his second term. At the inauguration, he received a front row seat, along with Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech oligarchs, while the President literally left his supporters to sit out in the cold. It's time to get big money out of politics.

Too many politicians, both Republican and Democrat, take money from big donors, lobbyists and corporate super PACs, who they are more loyal to than the constituents they serve. Representative Nikki Budzinski’s top donors include lobbyists and corporate super PACs. Only 5% of her donations come from small donors. She ran on a platform of getting “dark money” out of politics, but it now looks like she’s fallen victim to the same disease. We must fight to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of the pockets of American politicians.

I will follow the path of Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressive leaders and only accept grassroots donations. I will also never allow money to influence my legislative decisions. This is a government of the people, by the people, for the people.

A kleptocracy is a government whose corrupt leaders use their political power to expropriate the wealth of the people and land they govern. Sound familiar?

The President launched crypto "meme" coins days before his inauguration. A meme coin is a cryptocurrency that originated from an internet meme and typically refers to a cryptocurrency with little to no value, authenticity, or utility. While it's difficult to pin down how much money he made from this "pump and dump" scheme, some experts believe he's made well over $100 million thus far.

The President also launched a tariff war against the rest of the world, sending Wall Street and the global markets into chaos. One week after instituting these initial tariffs, he instituted a "90-day pause." It's important to note that the 145% tariffs on China, 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on nearly every other country will cause irreparable harm to the American economy.

Before backing down on his tariff plan at 1:18 pm ET on April 9, the stock market had already begun to skyrocket, leading to concerns of insider trading. In fact, purchase orders specifically started to increase at 1:00 pm ET. Notably, U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased stocks before the President's announcement. This is why we must ban congressional stock trading and eliminate insider trading in politics.