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Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, unloaded on “radical left elitists” as he defended his vote against President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
Golden’s leadership as co-chair of the moderate House Democratic Blue Dog Coalition was spotlighted by the Maine Beacon Friday after financial disclosures showed the group got a donation from student loan servicing giant Sallie Mae about two weeks after he voted against Biden’s plan.
He was one of just two Democrats to do so in the lower chamber.
“Sadly, this is what radical leftist elites are learning about ‘democracy’ these days — silence and destroy anyone who disagrees with your views or goals. I stand by my vote and my opposition to forking out $10,000 to people who freely chose to attend college,” Golden said in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter.
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House Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, left, is defending his opposition to President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. (Getty Images)
He did not directly address the Maine Beacon or Sallie Mae’s donation, though he linked the relevant article in his post. Golden dismissed the scrutiny as a product of social media outrage.
“The Twitterati can keep bemoaning their privileged status and demanding handouts all they want, but as far as I’m concerned, if they want free money for college, they can join the Marines and serve the country like I, and so many others, have in the past, and many more will in the future,” Golden said.
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“If they want a career and hard skills without college debt, they should join a union and enter an apprenticeship. But if they choose to attend college, they can pay back…
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