During a recent MSNBC segment, Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes discussed Joe Biden’s farewell speech that delivered a warning about the emergence of an oligarchy in America.

Biden, addressing concerns about a dangerous concentration of power among the ultra-wealthy and the rise of a tech-industrial complex, also criticized the decline of the free press and the use of misinformation to enable the abuse of power.

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Both hosts reflected on the implications of these statements, with Maddow describing the speech as a stark and unsettling message.

Hayes introduced the discussion by highlighting a key turning point in the speech. “And Rachel, when he got to that turn in the speech, you could just sort of feel everything kind of go to a different level,” Hayes said, noting the shift in tone and gravity.

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Maddow responded by analyzing the speaker’s decision to issue such a warning in their final address.

“Yeah, you know, Chris, I had wondered heading into this speech whether he was going to try to give some sort of warning to the country,” Maddow said, referencing pre-speech speculation.

She explained that while the White House released a detailed account of the speaker’s accomplishments earlier that day, the address itself took a different direction.

“Maybe this is going to be a warning. I did not expect it to be this stark,” Maddow admitted.

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Quoting the speech, Maddow elaborated: “He just said, ‘Tonight, there is an oligarchy taking shape in America, a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra-wealthy people, a tech-industrial complex that poses real dangers.’”

Maddow continued, “He talked about a tide of misinformation and disinformation enabling the abuse of power. Not just saying misinformation and disinformation are bad on their own, but why are they there? They are there to enable the abuse of power.”

Maddow emphasized the speaker’s remarks about the free press. “He talked about the free press crumbling, which put a shiver down my spine,” she said, describing how the decline of journalism is linked to the prioritization of lies over truth for power and profit.

“Truth is being sacrificed for lies, for the purposes of power and profit,” she added.

For Maddow, the speech stood out not for listing accomplishments but for its warning about the current state of democracy and values in America.

“He has essentially decided not to brag on the way out about what he did. He did a little of that, but really, he’s taken this last moment to say, ‘Here is what we’ve got right now,’” Maddow explained.

She concluded with a chilling assessment of the message’s significance. “This is why this is not just dangerous because it doesn’t sound American. It’s dangerous because this is what they’re doing to you, with this oligarchy, with this concentration of power, and what they’re doing to the press and the truth,” Maddow said.

“That is stark and sober, and like I said, it put a chill down my spine. I think he’s correct, and I’m glad he took this time to say it.”

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Meanwhile, on CNN, Scott Jennings pushed back hard on the defense of Biden’s farewell speech.

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