Tech billionaire Marc Andreessen is facing backlash after a resurfaced quote alleged that he made a cruel remark about small-town America in 2017. Journalist Rick Perlstein, who claims to have had dinner with Andreessen that year, recalled Andreessen saying something like, 'I’m glad there’s OxyContin and video games to keep those people quiet.' Andreessen denies making the comment, calling Perlstein's reporting 'slander.'
As Republicans try to keep up their populist ruse, big money elites in the party — and their big mouths — are making the herculean task of making Republicans look like authentic defenders of everyday Americans increasingly difficult. Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk were a prime example of that last week when they faced backlash for appearing to suggest American-born workers are inferior to immigrant workers who come to the United States on H-1B visas.
On Monday, Andreessen confirmed Perlstein attended dinner at his house in 2017 but appeared to deny having made the degrading comment about small-town Americans. “True to form, he is now slandering me with fake quotes,” Andreessen alleged, referring to Perlstein. Perlstein isn’t backing down from his reporting. On Tuesday, he encouraged readers to “decide for yourself” and suggested reporters “ask Andreessen to confirm or deny whether he holds the people he grew up with in contempt.
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