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The “Epstein class”

February 28, 2026·27 min·5-min readinterviewpolitics
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Congressman Ro Khanna argues that the most significant political divide in America is not left versus right, but insiders versus outsiders — a class of wealthy, connected elites he calls the 'Epstein class' who operate above the law, while ordinary Americans face growing economic insecuri

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Ro Khanna

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Ro KhannaJeffrey EpsteinGhislaine MaxwellDonald TrumpMarjorie Taylor GreeneBill GatesLes WexnerStacey PlaskettJensen WangBernie SandersGavin Newsom

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