Ken Griffin

I mean, our constant friction at Citadel with the government across umpteen different aspects of our business was exhausting.

And to have that literally end on one day, election day.

just gives you so much energy as an entrepreneur to go back and build your damn business.

So the biggest sea change I've seen across American executives has been just like the giant sigh of relief.

I can now go and focus on building my business.

Peace.

I think that New York City is a red flag because people put aside good sense and common sense to elect somebody who is incredibly charismatic, who ran a really powerful campaign on social media.

but who ultimately doesn't have the ability to deliver on the promises that he set forth.

New York took a big step back during the de Blasio days, and I hope that Mondami starts to think about how to pivot to a more thoughtful set of policies that will allow New York City to maintain its position, not only as one of the greatest cities in America, but one of the greatest cities in the world.

It is great to be here today, and it is such a pleasure to be in Europe, particularly during this time of year.

What a cheery way to start today.

And I feel like I was just handed the hot potato question.

So first of all, President Trump is a bit prone to hyperbole.

And having said that, there's no doubt that the Western world needs Europe to be more successful.

We need to see higher economic growth in Europe.

We need to see more innovation.

We need to see more consumer demand for goods and services because the Western world will only be strong and prosperous if we have a strong and prosperous Europe.

Look, I think Mario Draghi did a fantastic job putting forth a playbook for how to revitalize Europe.

And I would say that I'll agree with 80 or 90% of what he wrote, but rather than regurgitate what he wrote, and he wrote really thoughtfully, I think the salient points are Europe needs to create a culture of entrepreneurism.

Far too much of the world's innovation takes place in the United States and in China.