Krystal Ball

Against anything that could actually be fruitful in this direction. And that's one of the things that I'm actually really concerned about right now.

Against anything that could actually be fruitful in this direction. And that's one of the things that I'm actually really concerned about right now.

Against anything that could actually be fruitful in this direction. And that's one of the things that I'm actually really concerned about right now.

No, I think that's reasonable. Like, I don't think there's any world in which a J.D. Vance or a Don Jr. or whoever is supposed to be the heir apparent is able to pull this off. I mean, you could see it even with Ron DeSantis, who was trying to do like a Trumpian thing. And people were just like, you're a dork. You're a dork.

No, I think that's reasonable. Like, I don't think there's any world in which a J.D. Vance or a Don Jr. or whoever is supposed to be the heir apparent is able to pull this off. I mean, you could see it even with Ron DeSantis, who was trying to do like a Trumpian thing. And people were just like, you're a dork. You're a dork.

No, I think that's reasonable. Like, I don't think there's any world in which a J.D. Vance or a Don Jr. or whoever is supposed to be the heir apparent is able to pull this off. I mean, you could see it even with Ron DeSantis, who was trying to do like a Trumpian thing. And people were just like, you're a dork. You're a dork.

So I do think there is something unique about Trump's appeal that is really not replicable. I also think. I think that the first months of this administration have been generally terrifying.

So I do think there is something unique about Trump's appeal that is really not replicable. I also think. I think that the first months of this administration have been generally terrifying.

So I do think there is something unique about Trump's appeal that is really not replicable. I also think. I think that the first months of this administration have been generally terrifying.

You know, I think the denial of due process, the idea that you could just pick someone up and lock them in a dungeon in El Salvador for life and assert that that's totally fine and good and something you want to continue doing. I think that's terrifying. I think Elon coming in with the...

You know, I think the denial of due process, the idea that you could just pick someone up and lock them in a dungeon in El Salvador for life and assert that that's totally fine and good and something you want to continue doing. I think that's terrifying. I think Elon coming in with the...

You know, I think the denial of due process, the idea that you could just pick someone up and lock them in a dungeon in El Salvador for life and assert that that's totally fine and good and something you want to continue doing. I think that's terrifying. I think Elon coming in with the...

you know, with the chainsaw and just getting rid of random agencies that he doesn't like without consulting Congress. You know, I think that also was a I mean, it was dramatically unconstitutional. I think that was also very terrifying. Also, just the fact of the richest man on Earth with all of these conflicts of interest across all these agencies being handed all of this unilateral power.

you know, with the chainsaw and just getting rid of random agencies that he doesn't like without consulting Congress. You know, I think that also was a I mean, it was dramatically unconstitutional. I think that was also very terrifying. Also, just the fact of the richest man on Earth with all of these conflicts of interest across all these agencies being handed all of this unilateral power.

you know, with the chainsaw and just getting rid of random agencies that he doesn't like without consulting Congress. You know, I think that also was a I mean, it was dramatically unconstitutional. I think that was also very terrifying. Also, just the fact of the richest man on Earth with all of these conflicts of interest across all these agencies being handed all of this unilateral power.

I think that was deeply disturbing. I think using the justification of a national emergency to completely upend the the global economic order. I think that is very frightening. But... I feel that a lot of this at this point has been sort of, like, tried at its most maximalist and is being pulled back now.

I think that was deeply disturbing. I think using the justification of a national emergency to completely upend the the global economic order. I think that is very frightening. But... I feel that a lot of this at this point has been sort of, like, tried at its most maximalist and is being pulled back now.

I think that was deeply disturbing. I think using the justification of a national emergency to completely upend the the global economic order. I think that is very frightening. But... I feel that a lot of this at this point has been sort of, like, tried at its most maximalist and is being pulled back now.

That's that's right. And I do think so with the tariffs, you know, I think that the bond market in particular freaked Trump out and he really has walked back. Now, that doesn't mean we still have 30 percent tariffs on China. That's a lot. Think of how much five percent inflation hurt people. And you're talking about 30 percent on China, 10 percent on everything else.

That's that's right. And I do think so with the tariffs, you know, I think that the bond market in particular freaked Trump out and he really has walked back. Now, that doesn't mean we still have 30 percent tariffs on China. That's a lot. Think of how much five percent inflation hurt people. And you're talking about 30 percent on China, 10 percent on everything else.