Rep. Jamie Raskin
@RepRaskin
The president wants all the parts of government closed that he can't personally profit from. So he doesn't care about health care for your family. He wants to build a White House ballroom and promote bitcoin.
2025-10-16T21:20:02.000Z
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On October 16, 2025, Rep. Jamie Raskin posted a tweet criticizing the president's priorities. In it, he grouped the desire to "promote bitcoin" with other actions he framed negatively, such as neglecting healthcare and seeking personal profit.
This is a very clear anti-crypto signal. The statement uses bitcoin as a rhetorical tool, lumping it in with perceived selfish or frivolous pursuits to discredit it by association. Instead of engaging with the substance of what bitcoin represents—a decentralized financial network, a potential inflation hedge, a technological innovation—Rep. Raskin dismisses its promotion as an inherently negative act.
This position is consistent with the Congressman's broader record. He has voted against every significant piece of pro-crypto legislation aimed at establishing clear rules, including the FIT21 Act, the CLARITY Act, and the repeal of SAB 121. This pattern of opposition, both in his rhetoric and his voting record, demonstrates a consistent and deeply held stance against the digital asset industry. Using bitcoin as a political punching bag, rather than a topic for serious policy discussion, is why this stance receives a "Very Against Crypto" score.
