Aaron Retica

to January 20th of 2025, a year ago in the Capitol Rotunda.

And...

We sort of knew what to expect, and yet we didn't, right?

And sitting right there, there was Jeff Bezos.

There was Elon Musk.

There was Mark Zuckerberg, a murderer's row of tech oligarchs.

So that suggested that this was all going to go one way.

I want to talk about how they have operated power during their first year.

Machiavelli famously said that his advice to the prince was that people should either be caressed or crushed.

So what pathway have they chosen over the course of this year?

What do you see, Emily?

Two great tastes that taste great together, yes.

So let's talk about how power is actually operating, which brings us to the subject of Greenland.

We're taping on Wednesday the 21st.

So this morning, the president spoke at Davos pretty feistily, saying that while he wouldn't use force to take Greenland, he wants it, right?

Later in the day, and we're only halfway through the day, there was a Truth Social post saying that actually everything's going to be cool.

They're having some negotiations.

There's a framework.

It's all going to work out.

We're not going to resolve that issue, but I want to talk about the way they're doing it.