Ana Kasparian
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If American people notice that there's no cop watching what Wall Street's up to, that might end up, you know, ricocheting onto Donald Trump and it might actually hurt him politically. So we'll see what happens. But CFPB was, again, one of the only federal government agencies that was looking out for the best interests of Americans who were getting ripped off by big banks.
If American people notice that there's no cop watching what Wall Street's up to, that might end up, you know, ricocheting onto Donald Trump and it might actually hurt him politically. So we'll see what happens. But CFPB was, again, one of the only federal government agencies that was looking out for the best interests of Americans who were getting ripped off by big banks.
If American people notice that there's no cop watching what Wall Street's up to, that might end up, you know, ricocheting onto Donald Trump and it might actually hurt him politically. So we'll see what happens. But CFPB was, again, one of the only federal government agencies that was looking out for the best interests of Americans who were getting ripped off by big banks.
Wow. Yeah. Look, I haven't looked into his claims, so I don't know for sure if the way he described it is entirely accurate. I think there are two things happening here. Right. So there is the message. Right. And so I think a lot of what he says needs to be fact checked. And I haven't been able to do that. By the way, there are a lot of fact checks by the left of Elon today saying it's true.
Wow. Yeah. Look, I haven't looked into his claims, so I don't know for sure if the way he described it is entirely accurate. I think there are two things happening here. Right. So there is the message. Right. And so I think a lot of what he says needs to be fact checked. And I haven't been able to do that. By the way, there are a lot of fact checks by the left of Elon today saying it's true.
Wow. Yeah. Look, I haven't looked into his claims, so I don't know for sure if the way he described it is entirely accurate. I think there are two things happening here. Right. So there is the message. Right. And so I think a lot of what he says needs to be fact checked. And I haven't been able to do that. By the way, there are a lot of fact checks by the left of Elon today saying it's true.
Interesting. OK, so that's that's fascinating. But I want to just talk about the optics and the politics of what happened last night, because I know the Democrats are being super critical because at the end of the day, Elon Musk is a billionaire. He's got conflicts of interest. And so it's rich to hear someone like Elon Musk tell us, just trust me, we're doing everything right.
Interesting. OK, so that's that's fascinating. But I want to just talk about the optics and the politics of what happened last night, because I know the Democrats are being super critical because at the end of the day, Elon Musk is a billionaire. He's got conflicts of interest. And so it's rich to hear someone like Elon Musk tell us, just trust me, we're doing everything right.
Interesting. OK, so that's that's fascinating. But I want to just talk about the optics and the politics of what happened last night, because I know the Democrats are being super critical because at the end of the day, Elon Musk is a billionaire. He's got conflicts of interest. And so it's rich to hear someone like Elon Musk tell us, just trust me, we're doing everything right.
It's all above board. At the same time, though, when you compare what appears to be quite a bit of transparency in this new Trump administration versus the lack of transparency we received during the Biden administration, well, I mean, optically speaking, I think most Americans are going to have this sense that You know, Trump is telling the truth. He wants to be honest with us.
It's all above board. At the same time, though, when you compare what appears to be quite a bit of transparency in this new Trump administration versus the lack of transparency we received during the Biden administration, well, I mean, optically speaking, I think most Americans are going to have this sense that You know, Trump is telling the truth. He wants to be honest with us.
It's all above board. At the same time, though, when you compare what appears to be quite a bit of transparency in this new Trump administration versus the lack of transparency we received during the Biden administration, well, I mean, optically speaking, I think most Americans are going to have this sense that You know, Trump is telling the truth. He wants to be honest with us.
He's calling it like it is. You know, he's constantly in the media, constantly doing press conferences. And so I think that is an important thing for the Democratic Party to maybe... Soak in and realize, you know, if you're going to try to hide from your voters, if you're going to try to hide the ball from your base, it's not going to bode well for you. The optics of transparency is important.
He's calling it like it is. You know, he's constantly in the media, constantly doing press conferences. And so I think that is an important thing for the Democratic Party to maybe... Soak in and realize, you know, if you're going to try to hide from your voters, if you're going to try to hide the ball from your base, it's not going to bode well for you. The optics of transparency is important.
He's calling it like it is. You know, he's constantly in the media, constantly doing press conferences. And so I think that is an important thing for the Democratic Party to maybe... Soak in and realize, you know, if you're going to try to hide from your voters, if you're going to try to hide the ball from your base, it's not going to bode well for you. The optics of transparency is important.
Actually being transparent is more important. And so it really remains to be seen if if Elon Musk was telling the truth about everything he said during that Oval Office press conference. But. Again, I just want to reiterate, I don't feel comfortable with someone who's still very much invested in these private businesses, you know, seeming to call the shots when no one elected him.
Actually being transparent is more important. And so it really remains to be seen if if Elon Musk was telling the truth about everything he said during that Oval Office press conference. But. Again, I just want to reiterate, I don't feel comfortable with someone who's still very much invested in these private businesses, you know, seeming to call the shots when no one elected him.
Actually being transparent is more important. And so it really remains to be seen if if Elon Musk was telling the truth about everything he said during that Oval Office press conference. But. Again, I just want to reiterate, I don't feel comfortable with someone who's still very much invested in these private businesses, you know, seeming to call the shots when no one elected him.
I also didn't like the optics of Donald Trump kind of like quietly sitting at a desk with Elon Musk kind of hovering above him and kind of commanding the room. I feel like that looked a little bad, but I'm curious.
I also didn't like the optics of Donald Trump kind of like quietly sitting at a desk with Elon Musk kind of hovering above him and kind of commanding the room. I feel like that looked a little bad, but I'm curious.