Friedberg

What is the totality of everything that we can do from the White House, from the Oval, and then getting all of these... And the other thing that we should talk about at some point is it's like an Avengers movie now at this point. You, Bobby Kennedy, Elon, Trump.

But the point is, have you had that discussion about, all right, folks, let's not wait for Congress and get a plan ready starting day one of all the stuff that can happen through EOs? Or how are you thinking about this?

But the point is, have you had that discussion about, all right, folks, let's not wait for Congress and get a plan ready starting day one of all the stuff that can happen through EOs? Or how are you thinking about this?

Why do you think that is, J.D.?

Why do you think that is, J.D.?

I have a follow-up question on that, JD, which is you were a venture capitalist for a period, and Lena Kahn has essentially taken M&A off the table. You well know that. We can't get those singles and doubles in the industry. It kind of freezes the industry.

I have a follow-up question on that, JD, which is you were a venture capitalist for a period, and Lena Kahn has essentially taken M&A off the table. You well know that. We can't get those singles and doubles in the industry. It kind of freezes the industry.

And we have a problem with returns, which then is creating a secondary order problem where we can't get LPs to put more money into funds because we're not getting those returns. What's the proper way to look at M&A? Because you want to break up big tech, from what I understand, and you have a major problem with big tech. You mentioned little tech. What's the proper M&A architecture to break

And we have a problem with returns, which then is creating a secondary order problem where we can't get LPs to put more money into funds because we're not getting those returns. What's the proper way to look at M&A? Because you want to break up big tech, from what I understand, and you have a major problem with big tech. You mentioned little tech. What's the proper M&A architecture to break

balance those two goals there.

balance those two goals there.

I think a good place for us to pivot would be the border. And just talking about this issue, more from first principles. When President Trump came on the podcast, we talked about, hey, maybe really talented people, we should recruit them to our country and give them green cards. But very quickly, your group walked that back a bit.

I think a good place for us to pivot would be the border. And just talking about this issue, more from first principles. When President Trump came on the podcast, we talked about, hey, maybe really talented people, we should recruit them to our country and give them green cards. But very quickly, your group walked that back a bit.

It's such a political hot potato, and it doesn't seem to me that it needs to be, but you've spent a lot of time in government now. Why can't politicians just do what 80% of the country wants, which is allow very talented people into the country, close the border and make it like a more point-based system like Canada, Australia and everybody else.

It's such a political hot potato, and it doesn't seem to me that it needs to be, but you've spent a lot of time in government now. Why can't politicians just do what 80% of the country wants, which is allow very talented people into the country, close the border and make it like a more point-based system like Canada, Australia and everybody else.

Like, why is this so weaponized by both of your parties?

Like, why is this so weaponized by both of your parties?

And I'll add another one, guilt.

And I'll add another one, guilt.

I just have one final on this topic, which is your plan is to deport tens of millions of these people. Tell us how that will happen practically. How are you going to take a million of people, put them in cuffs, drag them out while people have their cell phones out recording this? Or is that just Trump being Trump?