He's a hardcore nationalist, just like the majority of centrist democrats who have gone as high in politics as him (as once you're that high up it isn't so much a career decision anymore to continue as you'd be setup for life regardless). To people like that, the wealthy provide them a much more friendly cover to carry out imperialism than say direct national intervention and mercantilism through the tools provided by the neoliberal order.
He's a hardcore nationalist, just like the majority of centrist democrats who have gone as high in politics as him (as once you're that high up it isn't so much a career decision anymore to continue as you'd be setup for life regardless). To people like that, the wealthy provide them a much more friendly cover to carry out imperialism than say direct national intervention and mercantilism through the tools provided by the neoliberal order.