Kara Swisher Says CEOs Who’ve Bent the Knee to Trump Text Her ‘I Know You Hate Me But I Hate Myself More’

COOPER It s interesting ░░░░░░░░ hear you know Jamie ░░░░░░░░ and Fink There s ░░░░░░░░ lot of CEOs who ░░░░░░░░ not speaking publicly and ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ CEOs who are now ░░░░░░░░ bending the knee We ░░░░░░░░ talked about this a ░░░░░░░░ bit That only seems ░░░░░░░░ be rolling that seems ░░░░░░░░ be rolling along the ░░░░░░░░ by a lot of ░░░░░░░░ SWISHER Well yeah but ░░░░░░░░ market doesn t lie ░░░░░░░░ The market is telling ░░░░░░░░ the story and it ░░░░░░░░ t care what Peter ░░░░░░░░ says about any of ░░░░░░░░ It is telling the ░░░░░░░░ in a minute by ░░░░░░░░ basis Correct I mean ░░░░░░░░ and I talk about ░░░░░░░░ a lot GALLOWAY Well ░░░░░░░░ Peter Navarro was in ░░░░░░░░ There s a domino ░░░░░░░░ cowardice here that is ░░░░░░░░ and more and more ░░░░░░░░ COOPER Domino of cowardice ░░░░░░░░ When you have the ░░░░░░░░ people in the world ░░░░░░░░ the most powerful companies ░░░░░░░░ the world agree to ░░░░░░░░ trotted out and paraded ░░░░░░░░ and then texting my ░░░░░░░░ co host claiming how ░░░░░░░░ they hate themselves that ░░░░░░░░ the CEO of of ░░░░░░░░ to demand that advertisers ░░░░░░░░ on her platform or ░░░░░░░░ will weaponize her boss ░░░░░░░░ block their merger That ░░░░░░░░ enables somebody to get ░░░░░░░░ of or feel pressured ░░░░░░░░ delete the opinion section ░░░░░░░░ a newspaper You are ░░░░░░░░ individuals now intimidated into ░░░░░░░░ speaking out and companies ░░░░░░░░ into having pro Trump ░░░░░░░░ or put out fake ░░░░░░░░ releases claiming there s ░░░░░░░░ to be an incremental ░░░░░░░░ billion or 400 billion ░░░░░░░░ in the back room ░░░░░░░░ are trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ they re reducing spend ░░░░░░░░ production estimates because they ░░░░░░░░ t know what this ░░░░░░░░ president is going to ░░░░░░░░ up to next COOPER ░░░░░░░░ it true You get ░░░░░░░░ I do I had ░░░░░░░░ saying I know you ░░░░░░░░ me but I hate ░░░░░░░░ more like For having ░░░░░░░░ do this And one ░░░░░░░░ the things that was ░░░░░░░░ I was on the ░░░░░░░░ coming up here from ░░░░░░░░ where the business roundtable ░░░░░░░░ talking about and I ░░░░░░░░ listening Of course they ░░░░░░░░ talk loudly on the ░░░░░░░░ as you know and ░░░░░░░░ were all saying COOPER ░░░░░░░░ Never a wise thing ░░░░░░░░ do SWISHER They were ░░░░░░░░ saying how the tariffs ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous how it s ░░░░░░░░ to hurt business how ░░░░░░░░ re going to cut ░░░░░░░░ And every CEO I ░░░░░░░░ to is talking about ░░░░░░░░ Now sometimes that s ░░░░░░░░ good thing Sometimes it ░░░░░░░░ good to clean up ░░░░░░░░ and clean up costs ░░░░░░░░ everything else if you ░░░░░░░░ it in a smart ░░░░░░░░ But this is so ░░░░░░░░ nobody knows what s ░░░░░░░░ to happen And again ░░░░░░░░ look to the markets ░░░░░░░░ markets are telling you ░░░░░░░░ don t like this ░░░░░░░░ are telling you they ░░░░░░░░ t like this The ░░░░░░░░ of eggs is telling ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t like ░░░░░░░░