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you know, thinking about how you would do all of these things a lot more constructively. It also extends to Trump himself. Look, that stuff that he was talking about on the campaign trail, he didn't overpromise. He talked about a whole bunch of things that he knew he could do with the power of the executive order because he was there before.
So when he talks about shutting down the border or ending DEI or all the various things that he's done over the last 48 hours, he knew he alone in his administration, if competently executed, could do it.
So when he talks about shutting down the border or ending DEI or all the various things that he's done over the last 48 hours, he knew he alone in his administration, if competently executed, could do it.
So when he talks about shutting down the border or ending DEI or all the various things that he's done over the last 48 hours, he knew he alone in his administration, if competently executed, could do it.
It's amazing. It's perfect because he deeply understands it. Right. I mean, it's one thing if you're some politician who's told this is very popular amongst the American people and you're just trying to figure, you know, OK, I had to check this box because I said I would. Now, the way he explains it, he deeply understands it. It is not only divisive, it's racist. Right.
It's amazing. It's perfect because he deeply understands it. Right. I mean, it's one thing if you're some politician who's told this is very popular amongst the American people and you're just trying to figure, you know, OK, I had to check this box because I said I would. Now, the way he explains it, he deeply understands it. It is not only divisive, it's racist. Right.
It's amazing. It's perfect because he deeply understands it. Right. I mean, it's one thing if you're some politician who's told this is very popular amongst the American people and you're just trying to figure, you know, OK, I had to check this box because I said I would. Now, the way he explains it, he deeply understands it. It is not only divisive, it's racist. Right.
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Yeah. Yeah. I mean, look, it's really well said, really well put together. I think, you know, there's there's one sort of lasting lesson that I think, you know, anybody who's interested in running for president any time in the future should learn a lot from from Donald Trump is that in order to be a leader, you actually need to do all those things.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, look, it's really well said, really well put together. I think, you know, there's there's one sort of lasting lesson that I think, you know, anybody who's interested in running for president any time in the future should learn a lot from from Donald Trump is that in order to be a leader, you actually need to do all those things.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, look, it's really well said, really well put together. I think, you know, there's there's one sort of lasting lesson that I think, you know, anybody who's interested in running for president any time in the future should learn a lot from from Donald Trump is that in order to be a leader, you actually need to do all those things.
It's not enough to just sort of check boxes on a poll of what issues are above 50 and I'm for that. You actually need to move people. You need to create atmosphere in the American democracy where people identify with it and want to get on board with it. There's no way to make substantial change whatsoever unless you build a movement that moves a block of voters who you think are here.
It's not enough to just sort of check boxes on a poll of what issues are above 50 and I'm for that. You actually need to move people. You need to create atmosphere in the American democracy where people identify with it and want to get on board with it. There's no way to make substantial change whatsoever unless you build a movement that moves a block of voters who you think are here.
It's not enough to just sort of check boxes on a poll of what issues are above 50 and I'm for that. You actually need to move people. You need to create atmosphere in the American democracy where people identify with it and want to get on board with it. There's no way to make substantial change whatsoever unless you build a movement that moves a block of voters who you think are here.
to here because then the lesson is for people who were in opposition category is, well, you gotta wrap your mind around that too. And that's how change is made in this country. It's intentionally very difficult, but Donald Trump has really led a movement to take a look at China, to take a look at DEI.
to here because then the lesson is for people who were in opposition category is, well, you gotta wrap your mind around that too. And that's how change is made in this country. It's intentionally very difficult, but Donald Trump has really led a movement to take a look at China, to take a look at DEI.
to here because then the lesson is for people who were in opposition category is, well, you gotta wrap your mind around that too. And that's how change is made in this country. It's intentionally very difficult, but Donald Trump has really led a movement to take a look at China, to take a look at DEI.
I mean, look, we're four years removed from people being terrified to even say the letters DEI in a negative connotation for fear that they would be canceled. And now you got a president of the United States signing an executive order, banning it, saying this is racist. Well, it's been racist all along, but it's everybody was afraid to talk about it.