Simon Rabinovitch

There are two other men in a driver's seat in this administration. One of them is Vice President J.D. Vance, who seems very interested in using the power of the federal government to push for conservative ends. Things like making policy that would support families. J.D. Vance going head to head with the courts right now.

There are two other men in a driver's seat in this administration. One of them is Vice President J.D. Vance, who seems very interested in using the power of the federal government to push for conservative ends. Things like making policy that would support families. J.D. Vance going head to head with the courts right now.

There are two other men in a driver's seat in this administration. One of them is Vice President J.D. Vance, who seems very interested in using the power of the federal government to push for conservative ends. Things like making policy that would support families. J.D. Vance going head to head with the courts right now.

And then you have Elon Musk, who is the unelected vice president, and he just simply seems to want to tear the government up, just shrink it, shrink it, shrink it. So these two guys both have a lot of power. They seem interested in handling it in different ways. Where does Russ Vogt fall in that spectrum? How does he navigate what seems to me like a tension issue?

And then you have Elon Musk, who is the unelected vice president, and he just simply seems to want to tear the government up, just shrink it, shrink it, shrink it. So these two guys both have a lot of power. They seem interested in handling it in different ways. Where does Russ Vogt fall in that spectrum? How does he navigate what seems to me like a tension issue?

And then you have Elon Musk, who is the unelected vice president, and he just simply seems to want to tear the government up, just shrink it, shrink it, shrink it. So these two guys both have a lot of power. They seem interested in handling it in different ways. Where does Russ Vogt fall in that spectrum? How does he navigate what seems to me like a tension issue?

Yeah, and I think you're right that there are tensions, and I think we'll kind of see those tensions come to the surface more and more as time moves on. I think for the time being, the way I would see it is that Russ Vogt sort of – it's not that he's necessarily anywhere specifically on that spectrum, but he shares bits and pieces – With all of them.

Yeah, and I think you're right that there are tensions, and I think we'll kind of see those tensions come to the surface more and more as time moves on. I think for the time being, the way I would see it is that Russ Vogt sort of – it's not that he's necessarily anywhere specifically on that spectrum, but he shares bits and pieces – With all of them.

Yeah, and I think you're right that there are tensions, and I think we'll kind of see those tensions come to the surface more and more as time moves on. I think for the time being, the way I would see it is that Russ Vogt sort of – it's not that he's necessarily anywhere specifically on that spectrum, but he shares bits and pieces – With all of them.

So, you know, for example, specifically, if you look at J.D. Vance and how he's been very suspicious of big tech, I mean, Russ Vogt also is suspicious of big tech. His specific concern is that big tech has been too woke. and has been sort of forcing this woke agenda on the American people. So to the extent that J.D.

So, you know, for example, specifically, if you look at J.D. Vance and how he's been very suspicious of big tech, I mean, Russ Vogt also is suspicious of big tech. His specific concern is that big tech has been too woke. and has been sort of forcing this woke agenda on the American people. So to the extent that J.D.

So, you know, for example, specifically, if you look at J.D. Vance and how he's been very suspicious of big tech, I mean, Russ Vogt also is suspicious of big tech. His specific concern is that big tech has been too woke. and has been sort of forcing this woke agenda on the American people. So to the extent that J.D.

Vance wants to cut down Silicon Valley, this is something that Russ Vogt certainly buys into as well. And then like Elon Musk, he also really wants to shrink government, as we've discussed. So I think to the extent that they are doing things that align with Russ Vogt's ideas, he's very much happy to just kind of go along with both of them.

Vance wants to cut down Silicon Valley, this is something that Russ Vogt certainly buys into as well. And then like Elon Musk, he also really wants to shrink government, as we've discussed. So I think to the extent that they are doing things that align with Russ Vogt's ideas, he's very much happy to just kind of go along with both of them.

Vance wants to cut down Silicon Valley, this is something that Russ Vogt certainly buys into as well. And then like Elon Musk, he also really wants to shrink government, as we've discussed. So I think to the extent that they are doing things that align with Russ Vogt's ideas, he's very much happy to just kind of go along with both of them.

And whatever the tension is, he thinks the bigger vision is a much stronger White House, President Trump being relatively unencumbered. And he sees that both Vice President Vance and Elon Musk are pushing in that same direction. So I guess...

And whatever the tension is, he thinks the bigger vision is a much stronger White House, President Trump being relatively unencumbered. And he sees that both Vice President Vance and Elon Musk are pushing in that same direction. So I guess...

And whatever the tension is, he thinks the bigger vision is a much stronger White House, President Trump being relatively unencumbered. And he sees that both Vice President Vance and Elon Musk are pushing in that same direction. So I guess...

I suppose one way that you might see it is that it's not that Vogt sees himself specifically as a handmaiden of whatever happens to be the Trumpian vision of government, but rather he sees Trump and Trump's allies as basically being battering rams to destroy the status quo in government, especially the status quo in the bureaucracy, and to push through, hopefully, many of his beliefs.

I suppose one way that you might see it is that it's not that Vogt sees himself specifically as a handmaiden of whatever happens to be the Trumpian vision of government, but rather he sees Trump and Trump's allies as basically being battering rams to destroy the status quo in government, especially the status quo in the bureaucracy, and to push through, hopefully, many of his beliefs.