MESA � Enrique Lopez votes sporadically but bought into Donald Trump’s vows to fight for everyday workers, helping the Republican flip Arizona last year. Then the home construction contractor watched how the billionaire president opened his second administration.
“So, the rich control the poor, I guess. They do whatever they want. They get away with it,� Lopez said after seeing Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, and other tech moguls, notably Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, at Trump’s limited-seating, indoor inauguration.
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