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On with Kara Swisher

How Sen. Elizabeth Warren Is “Fighting Like Hell” Against Trump, Musk & Big Tech Billionaires

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.22.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

How is Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pushing back against the Trump/Musk “co-presidents” wreaking havoc in Washington? Speaking to Kara at SXSW, Warren talks about what Musk has to gain by shutting down watchdogs like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other DOGE antics; why a crypto reserve would be bad for Americans and the cryptocurrency industry; and what Democrats are doing to fight back against this hostile government takeover. Plus: will Warren make another run for president again in 2028? This interview was recorded Saturday, March 8th, on the Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW, presented by Smartsheet.  Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So we're doing an episode of On, so I want lots of enthusiasm.

0:16.9

Hi, everyone, from New York Magazine and the Box Media Podcast Network.

0:20.4

This is On with Carrow Swisher,

0:21.9

and I'm Caro Swisher. My guest today is the senior senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren.

0:28.1

Warren is a former law professor and one of the progressive warriors of the Democratic Party,

0:33.4

known especially for fighting for consumer protections and holding big tech accountable.

0:37.9

I've interviewed her a couple of times back in 2015 at Code with Walt Mossberg,

0:42.4

where she swore she wasn't going to run for president, which she did, of course, in 2020,

0:46.9

and in 2022 on sway when she talked about that bid and her next steps.

0:51.8

I spoke to Warren last Saturday at the Vox Media podcast stage at

0:55.4

South by Southwest presented by SmartSheet. She's widely credited with the creation of the Consumer

1:00.7

Financial Protection Bureau in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, an independent agency

1:06.8

that has basically been shuttered by President Trump and Elon Musk's doge.

1:16.3

She's also currently the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

1:26.3

So I wanted to get her take on what's happening at the CFPB, on the rollback of litigation against FinTech and Trump's latest executive order, putting in place a new crypto reserve.

1:27.6

And, of course, on the billionaire, she's been battling for ages who are now bending the knee and getting a new crypto reserve. And of course,

1:29.3

on the billionaire, she's been battling for ages who are now bending the knee and

1:31.2

getting a lot in return.

1:33.1

As one of the party leaders who keeps telling Americans

1:35.3

that Democrats are going to fight like hell,

1:37.9

I wanted to hear more about

1:39.3

when we should expect that fight to start

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