Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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The Daily · Trump 2.0: Musk in the Oval, a Gift to Mayor Adams and a Win for Putin · 14 Feb 2025
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And we see this case as a hurdle in order to doing that. That was the primary reason. And it's worth noting that Eric Adams as well early on in the Biden administration was one of the earliest Democrats to attack the previous administration over immigration, made a lot of noise, which this current president also noticed.
This goes beyond just the Eric Adams case, too. I think what this all is showing is he doesn't want to limit his influence and power just to the executive branch, just to Washington. It is extraordinary to see a president say, my power will not be limited by the checks and balance of the federal government. I will involve myself in cities and the private sector and the global stage.
I will put that Trump stamp on really all matters of society and in the country.
It's such a better siren song than what we have here.
I'm coming to learn, too, that it's very difficult to put Trump into one of like the traditional labels that we use.
For any policy. Isolationist, imperialist. You know, covering this more and more, the word I just keep coming back to is transactional. He has this view where, you know, each nation, allies are just taking advantage of the United States. And what are we getting in return?
Even in the case of Ukraine, we've been hearing more and more about, yes, he did say he would commit to aid, but also he wants critical earth minerals as well now. What can the U.S. gain from this? And when you have somebody where that's the through line – just a transactional approach, with that comes unpredictability as well.
You're no longer governed by a set of rules of acting a certain way with allies and another way with adversaries. And it seems like it just has resulted in global leaders across the world, from Europe to the Middle East now, walking on eggshells.
Well, and it was more than just selling him. And this, I think, will get to your question. It was more than just selling him. He put the pressure on him when he was in the White House.
With the cameras rolling.
King Abdullah is sitting next to President Trump. President Trump is asked, you have this plan to forcibly remove Palestinians to these neighboring countries. The king of one of those nations does not want to do that.
And then Trump started to answer by saying, well, we just had a nice conversation, and then immediately turns and puts the king of Jordan on the spot. What did the king say back? Well, in that moment, he used what a lot of other leaders have used thus far with Trump, flattery, placating.
He basically was saying to the president, trying to make the case that they are helping Palestinians in Gaza.
But he didn't forcibly push back at that point when he was in front of President Trump. And it was only until hours later that the King of Jordan posted on social media basically saying, our stance remains the same. We do not want Palestinians forcibly displaced. But that was when he was outside the White House, away from the cameras, now away from Trump at that point.
And yes, that message from the King of Jordan may go to his domestic audience. I think President Trump also got the scene he wanted for his audience as well.
Happy Valentine's Day, Michael. Great to be with you, all three of you.
So basically throughout the federal government, all the different cabinet agencies, you had these different programs that were focused on increasing diversity. In the previous administration's mind, it was programs that would basically be addressing decades of systemic inequalities and racism.
And it's worth also saying this DEI has ramped up recently, but it's not necessarily new, came out of legislation in the 60s, what have you. Trump comes into office and one of his executive orders essentially calls this immoral and saying that under the guise of diversity, that actually this is promoting inequality, right?
Just in recent days, his administration has taken a number of actions, right? So that includes a directive to put those that are working and leading DEI initiatives on paid leave. It also includes sending out memos to each agency, basically asking different federal employees to report any indication or any work that may be in progress that is in line with DEI initiatives.
I've talked to federal employees who have said that this makes them feel as if they have to almost turn in their own peers. Hmm. who might be working on this broad term as well. And that sent a chilling effect in the private sector as well, where now you have companies that are basically trying to decide, do we still maintain these programs that were meant to promote diversity?
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