Michael Weiss

And, you know, it's interesting to hear somebody like Steve Witkoff, who very sort of nakedly says, oh, we'll get the Iranians to do a deal because Donald Trump can bend anyone's by force of his own personality. I mean, that is what you say of a totalitarian tyrant, right? That he is so charismatic and he embodies capital H history.

And, you know, it's interesting to hear somebody like Steve Witkoff, who very sort of nakedly says, oh, we'll get the Iranians to do a deal because Donald Trump can bend anyone's by force of his own personality. I mean, that is what you say of a totalitarian tyrant, right? That he is so charismatic and he embodies capital H history.

And he's in this place for a reason, almost a divinely anointed position. Everyone must submit. Everyone must do his bidding. And, you know, one of the things we've also seen, and I keep telling my Ukrainian friends, this is actually no. Donald Trump can be resisted. He can be told no. He can be wrangled with and fought.

And he's in this place for a reason, almost a divinely anointed position. Everyone must submit. Everyone must do his bidding. And, you know, one of the things we've also seen, and I keep telling my Ukrainian friends, this is actually no. Donald Trump can be resisted. He can be told no. He can be wrangled with and fought.

And he's in this place for a reason, almost a divinely anointed position. Everyone must submit. Everyone must do his bidding. And, you know, one of the things we've also seen, and I keep telling my Ukrainian friends, this is actually no. Donald Trump can be resisted. He can be told no. He can be wrangled with and fought.

And he usually caves because after a while he gets bored and frustrated and exasperated. Look at the Chinese. Look at the whole tariffs regime he's trying to put into place.

And he usually caves because after a while he gets bored and frustrated and exasperated. Look at the Chinese. Look at the whole tariffs regime he's trying to put into place.

And he usually caves because after a while he gets bored and frustrated and exasperated. Look at the Chinese. Look at the whole tariffs regime he's trying to put into place.

I mean, what do these regimes do to lure people, particularly the prototypical MAGA acolyte, sort of either low tier or middle tier, is, you know, the failed political operative or the wannabe journalist who started a blog, which said that, you know, January 6th never happened or was an FBI conspiracy. Now they're running... important agencies in the state.

I mean, what do these regimes do to lure people, particularly the prototypical MAGA acolyte, sort of either low tier or middle tier, is, you know, the failed political operative or the wannabe journalist who started a blog, which said that, you know, January 6th never happened or was an FBI conspiracy. Now they're running... important agencies in the state.

I mean, what do these regimes do to lure people, particularly the prototypical MAGA acolyte, sort of either low tier or middle tier, is, you know, the failed political operative or the wannabe journalist who started a blog, which said that, you know, January 6th never happened or was an FBI conspiracy. Now they're running... important agencies in the state.

They're all losers and failures who have made the show. And one of the reasons they made the show is exactly this type of regime or this type of political element, usually foreign powers, and it's not just in the Middle East. I mean, look at Hungary, look at Russia, look at these other countries where, you know, populist or even pre-populist dictatorships have formed.

They're all losers and failures who have made the show. And one of the reasons they made the show is exactly this type of regime or this type of political element, usually foreign powers, and it's not just in the Middle East. I mean, look at Hungary, look at Russia, look at these other countries where, you know, populist or even pre-populist dictatorships have formed.

They're all losers and failures who have made the show. And one of the reasons they made the show is exactly this type of regime or this type of political element, usually foreign powers, and it's not just in the Middle East. I mean, look at Hungary, look at Russia, look at these other countries where, you know, populist or even pre-populist dictatorships have formed.

They cater to their every need and whim. They see the vulnerability, they see the shortcoming in these types of kind of psychological archetypes. And they just say, Oh, we'll fly you first class, we'll put you up at a five star hotel, you like girls, we'll get you girls, you can never get back home, because they wouldn't talk to you.

They cater to their every need and whim. They see the vulnerability, they see the shortcoming in these types of kind of psychological archetypes. And they just say, Oh, we'll fly you first class, we'll put you up at a five star hotel, you like girls, we'll get you girls, you can never get back home, because they wouldn't talk to you.

They cater to their every need and whim. They see the vulnerability, they see the shortcoming in these types of kind of psychological archetypes. And they just say, Oh, we'll fly you first class, we'll put you up at a five star hotel, you like girls, we'll get you girls, you can never get back home, because they wouldn't talk to you.

You know, we'll give you caviar, we'll give you champagne, we'll treat you like a potentate, even though you have no right to be. Well, here's Donald Trump. who is essentially a potentate himself or an oligarch, an American oligarch. But everybody's looking at him and saying, hey, look at the way he's being treated. Yeah, that's exactly it. That's what we all want.

You know, we'll give you caviar, we'll give you champagne, we'll treat you like a potentate, even though you have no right to be. Well, here's Donald Trump. who is essentially a potentate himself or an oligarch, an American oligarch. But everybody's looking at him and saying, hey, look at the way he's being treated. Yeah, that's exactly it. That's what we all want.

You know, we'll give you caviar, we'll give you champagne, we'll treat you like a potentate, even though you have no right to be. Well, here's Donald Trump. who is essentially a potentate himself or an oligarch, an American oligarch. But everybody's looking at him and saying, hey, look at the way he's being treated. Yeah, that's exactly it. That's what we all want.