Tom Nichols

I think he'd throw any of that other stuff over if his interests warranted it. I mean, I don't think he's committed enough to any, but I take your point. And so they're saying, great, this guy is malleable. He loves other people with money. This is our chance to govern the United States from behind the scenes.

I think he'd throw any of that other stuff over if his interests warranted it. I mean, I don't think he's committed enough to any, but I take your point. And so they're saying, great, this guy is malleable. He loves other people with money. This is our chance to govern the United States from behind the scenes.

And that's why he had Biden, I think, issuing that kind of Eisenhower-like warning about an oligarchy. Okay. Well, I mean, I don't mean like Eisenhower, but cribbing Eisenhower's thing about the military industrial complex. No, he wasn't Eisenhower. Although, you know, if you look at the table.

And that's why he had Biden, I think, issuing that kind of Eisenhower-like warning about an oligarchy. Okay. Well, I mean, I don't mean like Eisenhower, but cribbing Eisenhower's thing about the military industrial complex. No, he wasn't Eisenhower. Although, you know, if you look at the table.

And that's why he had Biden, I think, issuing that kind of Eisenhower-like warning about an oligarchy. Okay. Well, I mean, I don't mean like Eisenhower, but cribbing Eisenhower's thing about the military industrial complex. No, he wasn't Eisenhower. Although, you know, if you look at the table.

You know, you say that, Tim, and then you look at the old newsreels of Eisenhower. And Eisenhower wasn't exactly the most dynamic presidential speaker at the end of his term. But we digress. But, you know, where he cribs from Eisenhower about an oligarchic, you know, tech industrial complex.

You know, you say that, Tim, and then you look at the old newsreels of Eisenhower. And Eisenhower wasn't exactly the most dynamic presidential speaker at the end of his term. But we digress. But, you know, where he cribs from Eisenhower about an oligarchic, you know, tech industrial complex.

You know, you say that, Tim, and then you look at the old newsreels of Eisenhower. And Eisenhower wasn't exactly the most dynamic presidential speaker at the end of his term. But we digress. But, you know, where he cribs from Eisenhower about an oligarchic, you know, tech industrial complex.

And I think he's right to worry about that because I think there is also a sense in American society that if you're really, really, really rich and you come out of this kind of, you know, tech background that you must know a lot of things. I mean, there are people are convinced that Elon Musk is really smart. But it's just amazing. I've talked to people and, oh, he's really smart. He knows a lot.

And I think he's right to worry about that because I think there is also a sense in American society that if you're really, really, really rich and you come out of this kind of, you know, tech background that you must know a lot of things. I mean, there are people are convinced that Elon Musk is really smart. But it's just amazing. I've talked to people and, oh, he's really smart. He knows a lot.

And I think he's right to worry about that because I think there is also a sense in American society that if you're really, really, really rich and you come out of this kind of, you know, tech background that you must know a lot of things. I mean, there are people are convinced that Elon Musk is really smart. But it's just amazing. I've talked to people and, oh, he's really smart. He knows a lot.

I'm like, there are no facts and evidence here about, you know, other than I have my thoughts about how Tesla and SpaceX are run. The fact that he doesn't have clearances that are as high as people work for him tells you something. But, you know, the one thing that was truly his baby, X... you know, doesn't seem to work very well.

I'm like, there are no facts and evidence here about, you know, other than I have my thoughts about how Tesla and SpaceX are run. The fact that he doesn't have clearances that are as high as people work for him tells you something. But, you know, the one thing that was truly his baby, X... you know, doesn't seem to work very well.

I'm like, there are no facts and evidence here about, you know, other than I have my thoughts about how Tesla and SpaceX are run. The fact that he doesn't have clearances that are as high as people work for him tells you something. But, you know, the one thing that was truly his baby, X... you know, doesn't seem to work very well.

And he, his public statements aren't very bright, but people have internalized this, that the super say just as they did with Donald Trump. Well, Donald Trump's rich. He must know a lot of stuff. Americans have never been able to get over. And this goes back to the fifties and sixties.

And he, his public statements aren't very bright, but people have internalized this, that the super say just as they did with Donald Trump. Well, Donald Trump's rich. He must know a lot of stuff. Americans have never been able to get over. And this goes back to the fifties and sixties.

And he, his public statements aren't very bright, but people have internalized this, that the super say just as they did with Donald Trump. Well, Donald Trump's rich. He must know a lot of stuff. Americans have never been able to get over. And this goes back to the fifties and sixties.

Americans have never been able to get over the very dumb idea that business and government are basically the same skill sets.

Americans have never been able to get over the very dumb idea that business and government are basically the same skill sets.

Americans have never been able to get over the very dumb idea that business and government are basically the same skill sets.