Will Saletan

Because I mean, remember, Scott Besson got that job for one reason, which was that he claimed that that all the stock market increases under Joe Biden were because people expected Donald Trump to be president, right? And that was just, so he flattered his way into the job. He's a totally yes man, right? If Elon's goons, I don't know what to call these guys.

Because I mean, remember, Scott Besson got that job for one reason, which was that he claimed that that all the stock market increases under Joe Biden were because people expected Donald Trump to be president, right? And that was just, so he flattered his way into the job. He's a totally yes man, right? If Elon's goons, I don't know what to call these guys.

Because I mean, remember, Scott Besson got that job for one reason, which was that he claimed that that all the stock market increases under Joe Biden were because people expected Donald Trump to be president, right? And that was just, so he flattered his way into the job. He's a totally yes man, right? If Elon's goons, I don't know what to call these guys.

They may be not carrying cudgels, but they're, you know, they work for Elon. They come in and they say, we want to access to this stuff. Here, sign this piece of paper. Scott Besant, he's not in that job because he's brave. He's a coward like the rest of them. I mean, the entire party is populated with people who do bad things or people who are too weak to stand up to those who do bad things.

They may be not carrying cudgels, but they're, you know, they work for Elon. They come in and they say, we want to access to this stuff. Here, sign this piece of paper. Scott Besant, he's not in that job because he's brave. He's a coward like the rest of them. I mean, the entire party is populated with people who do bad things or people who are too weak to stand up to those who do bad things.

They may be not carrying cudgels, but they're, you know, they work for Elon. They come in and they say, we want to access to this stuff. Here, sign this piece of paper. Scott Besant, he's not in that job because he's brave. He's a coward like the rest of them. I mean, the entire party is populated with people who do bad things or people who are too weak to stand up to those who do bad things.

And Besant is one of those. So, of course, he's going to sign that.

And Besant is one of those. So, of course, he's going to sign that.

And Besant is one of those. So, of course, he's going to sign that.

Yeah, I don't even know how to distill this. It's amazing to me that There's a plane crash. Donald Trump steps up to a microphone, says without any evidence that this is, he blames DEI, says that the crash is all about being smart. Now, the obvious explanations were offered to Trump. Well, we have a shortage of air traffic controllers. There was technology. There was a question of that.

Yeah, I don't even know how to distill this. It's amazing to me that There's a plane crash. Donald Trump steps up to a microphone, says without any evidence that this is, he blames DEI, says that the crash is all about being smart. Now, the obvious explanations were offered to Trump. Well, we have a shortage of air traffic controllers. There was technology. There was a question of that.

Yeah, I don't even know how to distill this. It's amazing to me that There's a plane crash. Donald Trump steps up to a microphone, says without any evidence that this is, he blames DEI, says that the crash is all about being smart. Now, the obvious explanations were offered to Trump. Well, we have a shortage of air traffic controllers. There was technology. There was a question of that.

He dismissed the obvious explanation. He says, no, it's because we don't have smart enough people. And the reason we don't have smart enough people is because of DEI. And then when pressed for a little more detail, he starts talking about a lawsuit on the part of white applicants who didn't get jobs at FAA that they got discriminated against.

He dismissed the obvious explanation. He says, no, it's because we don't have smart enough people. And the reason we don't have smart enough people is because of DEI. And then when pressed for a little more detail, he starts talking about a lawsuit on the part of white applicants who didn't get jobs at FAA that they got discriminated against.

He dismissed the obvious explanation. He says, no, it's because we don't have smart enough people. And the reason we don't have smart enough people is because of DEI. And then when pressed for a little more detail, he starts talking about a lawsuit on the part of white applicants who didn't get jobs at FAA that they got discriminated against.

So basically, the very clear message is this plane crashed because we hired black and brown people at the FAA. Now, this is bullshit. There's no evidence for it. And statistically, the numbers have changed very little in the last several years.

So basically, the very clear message is this plane crashed because we hired black and brown people at the FAA. Now, this is bullshit. There's no evidence for it. And statistically, the numbers have changed very little in the last several years.

So basically, the very clear message is this plane crashed because we hired black and brown people at the FAA. Now, this is bullshit. There's no evidence for it. And statistically, the numbers have changed very little in the last several years.

But if you go into a situation where something bad happened and you say it is the fault of hiring black and brown people, which is the message here, and you have no evidence for that, That is straight up bigotry. And that is the kind of scapegoating that authoritarian fascist regimes do. He didn't say Jews. He didn't even say explicitly that we hired black people and they caused this.

But if you go into a situation where something bad happened and you say it is the fault of hiring black and brown people, which is the message here, and you have no evidence for that, That is straight up bigotry. And that is the kind of scapegoating that authoritarian fascist regimes do. He didn't say Jews. He didn't even say explicitly that we hired black people and they caused this.