Rush Limbaugh on Thursday pointed to GameStop stock as the latest example of Washington elitists coming after ordinary Americans.
Shares of GameStop, a video game retailer, have soared in recent weeks, going from $17.08 to $347.51 at Tuesday’s close.
Brokerage platforms such as Robinhood and TD Ameritrade restricted trading on Wednesday and Thursday following an unexpected surge in trading volume of various stocks. Limbaugh said the move was made to protect hedge fund billionaires, per Fox News.
“Folks, it’s not just political now. The elites are bent out of shape that a bunch of average, ordinary users have figured out how to make themselves billionaires,” Limbaugh said. “I’ve been studying it all morning and the best thing I can tell you is … whatever you think is going on in politics, Washington establishment, the Deep State, what have you, it’s the same thing in finance.”
According to Limbaugh, there are “those who are allowed to make a lot of money” and those who aren’t.
“If you figure out how to make a lot of money, and if you’re like Donald Trump and you figure out how to get elected, you figure out how to beat the Deep State, they’re gonna come and they’re gonna wipe you out,” he said. “They’re gonna destroy you, and that’s what’s happening with GameStop.”