Economist Eric Weinstein: I Don’t Know If Trump ‘Will Be Allowed’ to Become President Again

Williamson You said What ░░░░░░░░ the odds that Joe ░░░░░░░░ has a debilitating event ░░░░░░░░ now and November including ░░░░░░░░ so he runs a ░░░░░░░░ in 20 chance of ░░░░░░░░ in any given year ░░░░░░░░ above that I don ░░░░░░░░ think you know whether ░░░░░░░░ s even going to ░░░░░░░░ it to November Debilitating ░░░░░░░░ could have been a ░░░░░░░░ public event WEINSTEIN I ░░░░░░░░ left it vague and ░░░░░░░░ didn t say the ░░░░░░░░ part of it which ░░░░░░░░ now feel comfortable saying ░░░░░░░░ is I don t ░░░░░░░░ don t know whether ░░░░░░░░ don t know whether ░░░░░░░░ Trump will be allowed ░░░░░░░░ become president Williamson What ░░░░░░░░ you mean by that ░░░░░░░░ I think that there ░░░░░░░░ a remarkable story and ░░░░░░░░ re in it a ░░░░░░░░ game which is are ░░░░░░░░ allowed to say what ░░░░░░░░ story is because to ░░░░░░░░ it to analyze it ░░░░░░░░ name it is to ░░░░░░░░ it into view I ░░░░░░░░ we don t understand ░░░░░░░░ the censorship is behaving ░░░░░░░░ way it is We ░░░░░░░░ t understand why it ░░░░░░░░ in the shadows We ░░░░░░░░ t understand why our ░░░░░░░░ is acting in a ░░░░░░░░ fashion so let s ░░░░░░░░ set the stage given ░░░░░░░░ that was in February ░░░░░░░░ is something that I ░░░░░░░░ Mike Benz has just ░░░░░░░░ to as the rules ░░░░░░░░ international order it s ░░░░░░░░ interlocking series of agreements ░░░░░░░░ understandings explicit understandings clandestine ░░░░░░░░ about how the most ░░░░░░░░ structures keep the world ░░░░░░░░ of war and keep ░░░░░░░░ open And there has ░░░░░░░░ a system in place ░░░░░░░░ understood it explicitly or ░░░░░░░░ the scenes or implicitly ░░░░░░░░ says that the purpose ░░░░░░░░ the two American parties ░░░░░░░░ to prune the field ░░░░░░░░ populist candidates so that ░░░░░░░░ two candidates exist in ░░░░░░░░ face off are both ░░░░░░░░ to that world order ░░░░░░░░ what you re trying ░░░░░░░░ do from the point ░░░░░░░░ of view let s ░░░░░░░░ it from the point ░░░░░░░░ let s say the ░░░░░░░░ Department the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ Defense Department and major ░░░░░░░░ that have to do ░░░░░░░░ the international issues from ░░░░░░░░ trade to oh I ░░░░░░░░ t know food they ░░░░░░░░ a series of agreements ░░░░░░░░ are fragile and could ░░░░░░░░ overturned if a president ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office who ░░░░░░░░ t agree with them ░░░░░░░░ the mood of the ░░░░░░░░ was Why do we ░░░░░░░░ taxes into these structures ░░░░░░░░ are we hamstrung Why ░░░░░░░░ t we a free ░░░░░░░░ So what the two ░░░░░░░░ would do is they ░░░░░░░░ run primaries you d ░░░░░░░░ populist candidates and you ░░░░░░░░ pre commit the populist ░░░░░░░░ to support the candidates ░░░░░░░░ won the primaries As ░░░░░░░░ as that took place ░░░░░░░░ you had two candidates ░░░░░░░░ were both acceptable to ░░░░░░░░ international order that is ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ rethink NAFTA or NATO ░░░░░░░░ what have you we ░░░░░░░░ that democracy And so ░░░░░░░░ was the illusion of ░░░░░░░░ what s called magician ░░░░░░░░ choice where the choice ░░░░░░░░ not actually you know ░░░░░░░░ pick a card any ░░░░░░░░ but somehow magician makes ░░░░░░░░ that the card that ░░░░░░░░ pick is the one ░░░░░░░░ he knows In that ░░░░░░░░ you have magician s ░░░░░░░░ in the primaries and ░░░░░░░░ you d have the ░░░░░░░░ field two candidates either ░░░░░░░░ which was acceptable You ░░░░░░░░ actually afford to hold ░░░░░░░░ election and the populace ░░░░░░░░ vote And that way ░░░░░░░░ international order wasn t ░░░░░░░░ at risk every four ░░░░░░░░ because you can t ░░░░░░░░ alliances that are subject ░░░░░░░░ the whim of the ░░░░░░░░ in plebiscites So under ░░░░░░░░ structure everything was going ░░░░░░░░ until 2016 and then ░░░░░░░░ first candidate ever to ░░░░░░░░ hold any position in ░░░░░░░░ military nor position in ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ republic or the Oval ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump broke through ░░░░░░░░ primary structure so then ░░░░░░░░ was a full court ░░░░░░░░ Okay we only have ░░░░░░░░ candidate that s acceptable ░░░░░░░░ the international order Donald ░░░░░░░░ will be under constant ░░░░░░░░ that he s a ░░░░░░░░ he s a wild ░░░░░░░░ he s an idiot ░░░░░░░░ he s under the ░░░░░░░░ of the Russians and ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ a you know a ░░░░░░░░ 1 underdog And then ░░░░░░░░ wins And there was ░░░░░░░░ precedent for this They ░░░░░░░░ their lesson You cannot ░░░░░░░░ to have candidates who ░░░░░░░░ not acceptable to the ░░░░░░░░ order and continue to ░░░░░░░░ these alliances This is ░░░░░░░░ unsolved problem.”