Giridharadas: Trump Is Running His Economic Policy Based on Bullying and Pleasure in Inflicting Pain

SCARBOROUGH And Anand to ░░░░░░░░ you say welcome back ░░░░░░░░ democracy Again I ve ░░░░░░░░ a nag on this ░░░░░░░░ We have 240 years ░░░░░░░░ checks and balances from ░░░░░░░░ Madison We have markets ░░░░░░░░ have courts We ve ░░░░░░░░ we ve got voters ░░░░░░░░ ve got off year ░░░░░░░░ and we ve got ░░░░░░░░ off year elections And ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ reaction to SignalGate where ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming majority of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ very concerned about it ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ system pushing back saying ░░░░░░░░ on a second we ░░░░░░░░ some facts here please ░░░░░░░░ you look at voters ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin to Pensacola Florida ░░░░░░░░ there s real pushback ░░░░░░░░ to that you say ░░░░░░░░ back to democracy Giridharadas ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ re seeing something really ░░░░░░░░ right now which is ░░░░░░░░ historical rarity which is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump a wannabe ░░░░░░░░ who makes the trains ░░░░░░░░ late who makes tickets ░░░░░░░░ expensive who depletes your ░░░░░░░░ that you would use ░░░░░░░░ buy those train tickets ░░░░░░░░ whole promise of this ░░░░░░░░ of authoritarianism is the ░░░░░░░░ running on time This ░░░░░░░░ chaos This is what ░░░░░░░░ it 5 trillion we ░░░░░░░░ wiped out since the ░░░░░░░░ That s 15 000 ░░░░░░░░ American on average So ░░░░░░░░ for what Right This ░░░░░░░░ a this is a ░░░░░░░░ who s running an ░░░░░░░░ policy now based on ░░░░░░░░ of bullying and domination ░░░░░░░░ Gillian was talking about ░░░░░░░░ kind of pain and ░░░░░░░░ pleasure in inflicting this ░░░░░░░░ and We re going ░░░░░░░░ have to have necessary ░░░░░░░░ And it s also ░░░░░░░░ New York City real ░░░░░░░░ which is the only ░░░░░░░░ he understands to a ░░░░░░░░ economy and a world ░░░░░░░░ system which he doesn ░░░░░░░░ understand and trying to ░░░░░░░░ make deals and create ░░░░░░░░ wall of tariffs that ░░░░░░░░ can then you know ░░░░░░░░ holes in one deal ░░░░░░░░ a time It s ░░░░░░░░ corruption opportunity of a ░░░░░░░░ at the expense of ░░░░░░░░ family And I wrote ░░░░░░░░ piece in The Ink ░░░░░░░░ Welcome back to democracy ░░░░░░░░ know Randall had this ░░░░░░░░ about CEOs having buyer ░░░░░░░░ remorse I want to ░░░░░░░░ these CEOs back to ░░░░░░░░ cause of democracy They ░░░░░░░░ a little lapse They ░░░░░░░░ a little lapse for ░░░░░░░░ sake of tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ thought they were going ░░░░░░░░ get They were willing ░░░░░░░░ sell this country out ░░░░░░░░ sell out the republic ░░░░░░░░ idea of liberal democracy ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump who was ░░░░░░░░ who he was If ░░░░░░░░ re coming back it ░░░░░░░░ that this pain is ░░░░░░░░ to become shared by ░░░░░░░░ of people who liked ░░░░░░░░ gave him a chance ░░░░░░░░ don t like Social ░░░░░░░░ being raided don t ░░░░░░░░ their portfolios diving don ░░░░░░░░ like their companies being ░░░░░░░░ don t like the ░░░░░░░░ Welcome home, guys.”