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Washington Examiner • May 3, 2026 18:56

Joe Concha blasts billionaire-backed May Day protests: ‘You could snort the irony’

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Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha blasted May Day protests as “so pure” in their irony, pointing to anti-billionaire demonstrations funded by wealthy backers. “Workers over billionaires participating in protests funded by billionaires,” Concha said on Fox News’s Fox Report With Jon Scott on Saturday. “The irony is so pure that you could snort it.” […]

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Joe Concha blasts billionaire-backed May Day protests: ‘You could snort the irony’

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