Subject: Re: John Oliver slays Trump
This is exactly the opposite of what Trump stated in his interview with Hannity.

Really?
https://thehill.com/homenews/c...

On Tuesday, Trump told Newsmax it was “very possible” Democrats could face prosecution down the road. The next day, he told Sean Hannity on Fox News he would have “every right to go after them” after his own prosecution.

Trump on Thursday called for members of the House special committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to be indicted, then told Dr. Phil McGraw in an interview that “sometimes revenge can be justified.”

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The former president has routinely suggested it would be fair game to target his opponents ever since he was indicted last year in cases in New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C.

Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Trump if he would “pledge to restore equal justice, equal application of our laws,” and “end this practice of weaponization?”

“Well, you have to do it. But it’s awful. Look, I know you want me to say something so nice,” Trump said. “But I don’t want to look naive.”

Phil McGraw, host of the TV show “Dr. Phil,” suggested to the former president he didn’t have time to “get even” with his critics.

“Well, revenge does take time, I will say that,” Trump responded. “And sometimes revenge can be justified, Phil, I have to be honest. Sometimes it can.”

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Next topic:

A few clear thinking bright people supporting Trump.

Bill Ackman, Steve Schwarzman, Chamath Palihapitaya, David Sacks.

Look at that! You should have a chat with Dopey. He seems incapable of such simple things.

So, let's take a closer look at these folks.

Bill Ackman. Billionare hedge fund manager.
Steven Schwarzman. Billionare chair and CEO of the Blackstone Group.
Chamath Palihapitaya. Entrepreneur, Businessman, Venture Capitalist.
David Sacks. Buddy of Chamath, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor.


All fantastically rich. All would like to curry favor with Trump to keep on Trump's good side. All probably don't like Biden's ideas on taxation, particularly increasing taxes on the rich. Can't necessarily blame them for that.

But I'm going to pick on Sacks. Why? Because he Xhitted out his reasons for supporting Trump. And they really aren't the product of clear thinking. They're just a repetition of right wing mantra ideas which are generally false. He didn't like Biden's continuation of Covid stimulus. Apparently the stimulus was OK when Trump did it but not when Biden did it. Blames inflation on Biden. Blames US debt on Biden. Doesn't like Biden's backing of Ukraine against Russia. Apparently he likes Russia better. Blames Biden for border issues, completely ignoring the fact that Trump had two years of a friendly Congress to do something about the border and failed. But worst of all, he buys into the Lawfare garbage.

So I question his clear thinking, at least politically. On the other hand, I suspect he's thinking very clearly about his personal economy, as are all of the folks on your list.

Some have suggested that Trump is trying to create an American Oligarchy similar to the one in Russia. While I'm not sure I completely buy that, this list of supporters certainly should make one think about that possibility.


--Peter