Richard Hanania

Absolutely, Noelle. I think one reason I'm not even, you know, I've had some contacts with the Trump administration. I think one reason I've not been even closer to the Trump administration is that I've been highly critical of a lot of the non-DEI related actions that he's taken. I agree with you. I think that these Some of these picks are certainly not merit-based.

They don't even rise to the level of kind of public decorum and ethics you often expect from someone who's going to be in the FBI director or the head of the Department of Defense. And so, yes, I don't think those are the only two choices. D.I. race based kind of governance or people that Trump thinks looks good on TV.

They don't even rise to the level of kind of public decorum and ethics you often expect from someone who's going to be in the FBI director or the head of the Department of Defense. And so, yes, I don't think those are the only two choices. D.I. race based kind of governance or people that Trump thinks looks good on TV.

They don't even rise to the level of kind of public decorum and ethics you often expect from someone who's going to be in the FBI director or the head of the Department of Defense. And so, yes, I don't think those are the only two choices. D.I. race based kind of governance or people that Trump thinks looks good on TV.

I think you could have a merit based system that that looks at people, takes them as individuals, takes to count their qualifications, takes into account what the president is trying to accomplish and that has more responsible people in positions of power.

I think you could have a merit based system that that looks at people, takes them as individuals, takes to count their qualifications, takes into account what the president is trying to accomplish and that has more responsible people in positions of power.

I think you could have a merit based system that that looks at people, takes them as individuals, takes to count their qualifications, takes into account what the president is trying to accomplish and that has more responsible people in positions of power.

So members of your audience who are skeptical of the Trump administration and many of their hiring practices, I would I would concur with their judgment.

So members of your audience who are skeptical of the Trump administration and many of their hiring practices, I would I would concur with their judgment.

So members of your audience who are skeptical of the Trump administration and many of their hiring practices, I would I would concur with their judgment.

Well, it's been actually a very long time. It's not like, you know, the last month or so. I've been this weird position where I am conservative and I do want to be constructive and conservative. When Trump looked like Trump was going to be the nominee and he might be president, I wanted my ideas to be listened to and I wanted them to do certain things.

Well, it's been actually a very long time. It's not like, you know, the last month or so. I've been this weird position where I am conservative and I do want to be constructive and conservative. When Trump looked like Trump was going to be the nominee and he might be president, I wanted my ideas to be listened to and I wanted them to do certain things.

Well, it's been actually a very long time. It's not like, you know, the last month or so. I've been this weird position where I am conservative and I do want to be constructive and conservative. When Trump looked like Trump was going to be the nominee and he might be president, I wanted my ideas to be listened to and I wanted them to do certain things.

At the same time, I don't just write about DEI. I write about a wide range of topics that I say what I believe on those topics. I think there's a level of corruption here, a level of blatant sort of corruption to the way government is working. It's unprecedented, at least in our recent history. I was always against social media censorship. I thought this was a way to suppress conservative voice's

At the same time, I don't just write about DEI. I write about a wide range of topics that I say what I believe on those topics. I think there's a level of corruption here, a level of blatant sort of corruption to the way government is working. It's unprecedented, at least in our recent history. I was always against social media censorship. I thought this was a way to suppress conservative voice's

At the same time, I don't just write about DEI. I write about a wide range of topics that I say what I believe on those topics. I think there's a level of corruption here, a level of blatant sort of corruption to the way government is working. It's unprecedented, at least in our recent history. I was always against social media censorship. I thought this was a way to suppress conservative voice's

But then Elon Musk buys Twitter. I'm happy. I say, OK, we're going to have free speech. And my goodness, it's become it's become a sewer. You know, I think that honesty and virtue and politics matter. And what I've seen from the conservative movement or I've seen from MAGA and the conservative movement in general as it's become MAGAfied has just horrified me.

But then Elon Musk buys Twitter. I'm happy. I say, OK, we're going to have free speech. And my goodness, it's become it's become a sewer. You know, I think that honesty and virtue and politics matter. And what I've seen from the conservative movement or I've seen from MAGA and the conservative movement in general as it's become MAGAfied has just horrified me.

But then Elon Musk buys Twitter. I'm happy. I say, OK, we're going to have free speech. And my goodness, it's become it's become a sewer. You know, I think that honesty and virtue and politics matter. And what I've seen from the conservative movement or I've seen from MAGA and the conservative movement in general as it's become MAGAfied has just horrified me.

And I've felt the need to speak out about this.