Jay Kuo: The Interview

[Nevilledog]

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-interview

On Sunday, Donald Trump just gave his first interview as president-elect to NBC’s Kristen Welker. Unsurprisingly, he regurgitated a lot of things he has voiced before. But back then, he didn’t have the power of the Oval Office soon at his disposal.

The interview once again revealed an important truth about Trump: He’s an unserious man with seriously dangerous ideas. But nine years of Trump’s lies and gaslighting have taught us how to be resilient in the face of his threats and bluster. We know from experience that Trump says a lot of things but winds up accomplishing very little. The Border Wall. Infrastructure Week. Repealing the ACA. He’s a con artist whom fewer than half of the voters keep falling for, while the rest of us now know better.

Today I want to walk through some of his most brazen statements from Sunday’s interview and discuss why most of them are just more of the same empty threats and deceptive rhetoric. Included on this list are his boasts about ending birthright citizenship and deporting the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants; his “plans” for healthcare and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and his targeting of high level political enemies such as Liz Cheney and the January 6th Committee. We need to put all these into the Trump recycle bin.

On the other hand, there are some areas where Trump really can inflict significant pain, and I’ll discuss two of them today: the economy and immigration enforcement against the undocumented. It remains to be seen how far Trump will go, but as I’ll explain below, he may find himself quickly out over his skis on these, if you can even picture Trump trying to ski. (A mogul attempting moguls?)

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[tanyev]

1. l'd really like to see Trump try to ski.