Matt
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And we will have presidents we like and don't like, but I think that any result that is not a vindication of Trump's powers here is a degradation of the democracy. And... How many years did we all have to listen to the Democrats telling us we were a threat to democracy?
We were a threat to democracy until the voters in our republic actually elected Donald Trump, and now you don't hear that anymore. It's how the judges have to come in and stop the will of the voters from being executed, and it's revealing of the hypocrisy.
We were a threat to democracy until the voters in our republic actually elected Donald Trump, and now you don't hear that anymore. It's how the judges have to come in and stop the will of the voters from being executed, and it's revealing of the hypocrisy.
It might be some of you.
It might be some of you.
But the point being... The SEAL Team 3 guy, maybe.
But the point being... The SEAL Team 3 guy, maybe.
Yeah, I mean, these are the employees that actually run the government. And it's another key difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2. In Trump 1... At any given time, we had about a third of the cabinet working against the president and his initiatives, and we had to be fighting them and keeping them at bay and trying to box them in.
Yeah, I mean, these are the employees that actually run the government. And it's another key difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2. In Trump 1... At any given time, we had about a third of the cabinet working against the president and his initiatives, and we had to be fighting them and keeping them at bay and trying to box them in.
Well, now you have a totally aligned, productive, effective cabinet. And so Charlie and I are out there sourcing people for deputy secretary positions, director positions, administrative positions.
Well, now you have a totally aligned, productive, effective cabinet. And so Charlie and I are out there sourcing people for deputy secretary positions, director positions, administrative positions.
for this reason. And we're still doing it. I mean, we're still placing people in the government and there's a few that still need to get weeded out too. But that is the way to have a vertically integrated movement where in the presidencies to come in four and eight and 12 years, we are credentialing people who see the world we do. And that is something that under the
for this reason. And we're still doing it. I mean, we're still placing people in the government and there's a few that still need to get weeded out too. But that is the way to have a vertically integrated movement where in the presidencies to come in four and eight and 12 years, we are credentialing people who see the world we do. And that is something that under the
Bush rule of conservatism, you did not get. You got a neoconservative, neoliberal credentialing system, not a populist, nationalist credentialing system. And our ability to generate that now is entirely dependent on the inspiration drawn from Turning Point.
Bush rule of conservatism, you did not get. You got a neoconservative, neoliberal credentialing system, not a populist, nationalist credentialing system. And our ability to generate that now is entirely dependent on the inspiration drawn from Turning Point.
Yeah, after being in the state legislature for six years and Congress for eight years, I get this question a lot. When are you going back in? And getting out of government after 14 years and going immediately back in is sort of like... being told you're let out of prison and punching a guard on the way out. But I know this about how President Trump operates and really how the government operates.
Yeah, after being in the state legislature for six years and Congress for eight years, I get this question a lot. When are you going back in? And getting out of government after 14 years and going immediately back in is sort of like... being told you're let out of prison and punching a guard on the way out. But I know this about how President Trump operates and really how the government operates.
There are line changes, much like in a hockey contest. And there are people who are doing great work now who we're supporting and helping to find other good folks. who will, for family reasons or personal reasons or other aspirations, depart government service. And what Charlie and I know is anytime, anywhere, President Trump calls, we'll show up and do any job he asks.
There are line changes, much like in a hockey contest. And there are people who are doing great work now who we're supporting and helping to find other good folks. who will, for family reasons or personal reasons or other aspirations, depart government service. And what Charlie and I know is anytime, anywhere, President Trump calls, we'll show up and do any job he asks.
I'll let you take the first hack at it, Charlie.