How Donald Trump Took Over America I Anthony Scaramucci and Ramin Setoodeh I Open Book Podcast

[@DonnaRhodesletstakeupmakeup]

Trump could NOT have done all this damage alone. He's had his GOP sycophants helping him every step and still does. And, I used to call myself a Republican. No more.

[@garyoa1]

I always said he is just a scapegoat for the GOP. They put him in and if anything went wrong he'd take the fall. But something did go wrong. He showed up for work.

[@Sagiterrian77]

Yeah, he revealed the truth.

[@Shoshanna-jn3fx]

Hope,that means,your Voting Blue? This Nov

[@MartineReed]

Prince, Bannon, Musk, Thiel, Stone, Manafort, Putin, not to mention all the lackeys that worked directly for him and the sycophant politicians who fear his wrath.

[@dawnoceanside7300]

Had Dem constituents help too..... 🛋️ I left in 2000 after kkkarl roves attacked Cindy and John Mc Cain 💔

[@elizabethstandley1170]

I couldn't get past even one episode of The Apprentice because I thought Trump was a phony. When he became President, I realised that there's a lot people who truly can't see through BS.

[@ReaA-nn2jx]

True , never watched it, but when I heard this little reality show was breaking viewing records , I realized this country is stunningly dumber than I ever thought 🤡

[@3940Kim]

I really can't understand how anyone watched thr apprentice. Dumbed down society I guess.

[@patrickschott9144]

I couldn't stand him before the apprentice, never bothered turning it on.

[@melodyfulweiler7489]

I was the same way! And, I recognised his malignant narrasist side, me me me! He actually enjoyed making the people on that stupid show feel small!

[@michaelandrewsalomonenewje4107]

“ if he becomes president” should be followed by the words “God forbid“.

[@TinaBUTCHER-ph1ph]

Hes not a leader, he just played one on TV. Perfect summation

[@Shoshanna-jn3fx]

Give all the Credit to ,Holier Than Thou, Mark Burnett, for Covering and Unleashing Trump on America, Go Read Your Very Own Trump Bible and Ask for Forgiveness !!l

[@TinaBUTCHER-ph1ph]

@@Shoshanna-jn3fx what????

[@humphreybradley3060]

A 6-time bankrupt! Business genius!! 🙄

[@storm_shadow78]

You need an extra S in Rudolf Hess😅

[@stuartsandler7755]

?@@Shoshanna-jn3fxHe also needs to be in office to pardon himself.

[@luzsanchez3050]

America is tired of the Trump show!! Time to cancel it!!!

[@leotachaney7322]

We did in 2016 by 3+ million votes, 7+ million votes in 2020, and hopefully by no less than 14+million in 2024! He just won't/can't seem to get the message.!! djt you have been FIRED!!! Please go away and take your pardoned sycophants with you!!!! To Repubs that are NOT his enablers I would like to say....Our Country needs you to stand up for our democracy!❤🗳️💙🇺🇸💙🗳️

[@patrickschott9144]

Still enough brain dead magnates he could still win....

[@BrowithStoryCool]

Lol no! America just renewed the Trump show for another four seasons! Never had higher ratings! It might never end!

[@bettybotterbutter]

If only the mainstream media could present this book, writer and his insights to the public at large.

[@drusmith6463]

alas the mainstream media is complicit with the gop agenda... and of course the RATINGS!!! it s about the ratings and the big tax breaks for the big corps...

[@mw354]

Anthony. Please keep telling the truth about Trump. Informing voters is the most important thing we can do!!!

[@raphaelabotticelli1501]

Everyone should know that Scaramucci says he will support DeSantis or Nikki Haley in 4 years time. This man who was part of The Frankenstein Group who created Trump, apparently has not learned squat. He will continue his ignorant support of more Frankensteins.

[@joannwolf4980]

I never watched the apprentice because it was so fake and obnoxious with empty shallow people.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

Totally - I had a lot of friends in NYC and spent a lot of time there in the 90s so I was pretty familiar with how fake the Trump myth was back then. So when they started that TV show - which I never watched - but saw the commercials with him saying "you're fired" and was repulsed. Why anyone could think that was entertaining is beyond me but obviously that was a minority opinion. FF to 2016 I have been living in TN for several years and I would listen to people where i work - who do not like nor trust - people from NYC - and they talked about him like he was a business genius and I was like OMG - they actually believe this - I knew we were in trouble.

[@Nur100etc]

I never once watched it either. If I saw it on the tv at home, I always went into another room. Never ever had the desire to actually watch it. Yuck.

[@lorrainescandia6267]

I never watched that show the man repulses me. Being someone who grew up not too far from where he grew up I already knew what he was about. How good of a businessman could he have been if he bankrupted casinos. 💙💙💙

[@maladjustedmalcontent1532]

First season then it was done

[@mariemills-ff8qy]

I watched about five minutes of it. Not interested. The phony striving and the mean atmospheric were a turn off.

[@ahm7944]

Any man who buried his ex wife in a non descriptive yard in a golf course DOES NOT deserve the love of his kids

[@marysweet3093]

And the kids haven't said a word.

[@sararichardson737]

Ivanka?

[@ahm7944]

@@sararichardson737 hiding in her mansion next to Jeff Bezos. Indian Creek Island, Miami

[@lindalambertson6294]

The kids okayed that decision. I can't help but feel horrible for Ivana. It doesn't seem like she was treated well by anyone in that family. 🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲

[@ahm7944]

@@lindalambertson6294 her kids are crows..they gouged her eyes

[@gracehesketh9928]

An Italian Canadian who watched "The Apprentice" I enjoyed Donald Trump back then! Infortunately he was and still is the most despicable psychopath that ever walked the earth 🌎 Have a lot of empathy for my Italian American family and the rest of the world.

[@ZanderFoulner]

if Anthony was one of the victims of Trump's policies- maybe he wouldn't "like the guy" so much. demonizing them for eating the dogs, and cats, and the geese. ho said in the debate that Kamala "I heard that she put out" and for a week before the election mimicked performing oral sex on his microphone to say she slept her way to the job she had. he is sadistic sociopath and everything he now says is a pack of lies. That he still won the popular vote is staggering. BUT TRUMP is not the threat J D Vance is a smart sadistic sociopath. Think of the dumbest conspiracies that are too extreme even for QANON - this presidency is going to be even worse than that. Im in Scotland I cant laugh at trump. 10 years of poking fun at this sadist has merely normalized this sick fk. This is fascism in control of the biggest super power and yet TRUMP is not the one in control. It is Billionaire Leonard Leo who boasts of grooming J DVance and Stepehen Miller to control america. Who brags that he has the 6 right wing "SCOTUS justices in his pocket". Never mentioned in the media yet His minions will refashion America in his sick perverse image while the Trump CLOWN SHOW [now in its 9th season] distracts us all.

[@the_great_zampano]

Mad respect for a guy who turned away from Trump for sanity and the country. Cheers, Anthony!

[@doreensmith6243]

I loved this conversation but pray that Trump never becomes president again.

[@redwaveofketchup7457]

He will not.

[@kellya9050]

Thanks for fighting for your country Anthony! Sending positive vibes from 🇨🇦!

[@KayleenPaterson]

Hi from nz mr mooch. I agree with your audience re the trump item. Keep up the good work. I've been watching you since way back early on cuomo. And i like your cadence so stuff the naysayers and the dull people. Take care and keep that work life balance coz you appear to be in reasonably good nick. Ciao from kayl in n.z.❤ p.s tell your mate ccp that zane grey always visited here for the fishing. Nice holiday for you 2 and your lovely families. Google it.😮

[@richardh8082]

Trump is a child. We do NOT want/need a child as President. Me and mine will be voting Harris thank you

[@ginawhiteley8834]

Trump is not a child. Trump is a psychopath and a danger to American democracy!!

[@RodgerGrogan]

Same here and I'm a lifetime Republican,but that party is dead now

[@Brenda-g1o]

Yet Maga wears diapers to uphold him and they really want a baby 4 president

[@yghhuh1755]

I want to know why people are not talking about January 6 insurrection anymore, that's a good reason not to vote for trump...oh, and he's old!

[@brucegruetzmacher5891]

I think the video of Ray Epps , the video if the Capitol police not only inviting them in. But taking selfies. Plus the documentary of Nancy Polisi's daughter. Ended that narrative. You would be better trying to spread the very fine people hoax . Do you believe I am correct?

[@monti8415]

Agreed 100%!!!!

[@kathykobs3865]

People need to stop talking about him.

[@humphreybradley3060]

Let’s hope that’ll happen after November!!!

[@dawnoceanside7300]

Silence IS complicity! The last 9 LONG YEARS have been more than ENOUGH!!!

[@checksandbalances6714]

They need to talk about how dangerous he is and stop normalizing him

[@junkettarp8942]

People need to stop thinking about him.

[@StephenHALL-g8u]

Absolutely!

[@CGM1114]

Make no mistake, DT broke up alot of families and caused alot of hate and anger!

[@Shoshanna-jn3fx]

TRUMP IS NOT A FUNNY CHARACTER, HE IS EVIL AND ACTUALLY BELIVES IN HIS OWN NAZI IDEOLOGY ,WE ARE NOT WATCHING A T.V. SHOW ,WE ARE IN A HORROR SHOW ...NEVER AGAIN PLS VOTE BLUE ,SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY AND SANITY..

[@bchristian85]

He still is. I don't understand why most people don't seem to remember that politics used to not be this personal before Trump, and shouldn't be this personal in a well-functioning society.

[@monti8415]

I am a member of one of those broken families!

[@AMunoz-rh9cz]

What US President has ever produced this situation? This is the antithesis of the mission of a President. “A house divided itself cannot stand” Abraham Lincoln

[@trinan872]

2016 & 2020 election created anger in my family. There is no discussion in family this election😢. I still will vote for Harris and democrats team!

[@NM-it2vo]

Anthony really did feel the sadness about halfway through this interview and you can tell it stuck with him through the remainder of the interview -- the energy changed. Heart goes out -- and I appreciate the work you do, Anthony. Please keep doing your best. Subscribed.

[@suzannekiraly4480]

From here in Europe, I always had the impression that the Trump campaign seemed like a TV show. Now I know why. Thank you! I disagree, however, that he isn't boring; he's mostly excruciatingly boring and often alarming in videos showing his campaign rallies! When he is not talking about and praising himself with trite stories, he is making dangerous threats against Democracy that all Americans should pay attention to!

[@geraldbutler5484]

You live in Europe so may not be sucked in by the cult of celebrity like

[@twylighttimevintage]

You don't dislike a rapist? Seriously? Wow.

[@ElainEmail-m7q]

The book shelves behind both of you are impressive.... truly a pleasure listening to smart people interview smart people, thank you .

[@melanietaylor6681]

I've been looking at the bookshelves too.

[@ThePgkessler]

Anthony- thanks for your insights and illuminating discussions. I appreciate your love for what America is; an imperfect republic… hopefully we keep it!

[@tumblindice66]

Trump is a chump.

[@StephenHALL-g8u]

Trump is Evil!

[@mattwatters]

Mooch I listen to everything I can find you in. Your intelligent, honest, self-deprecating style hits home for me.

[@mark-ish]

Same. Good stuff, Anthony. Keep at it.

[@LizzyMcD]

Same, very sane and a solid communicator

[@89144rocket]

Agree.

[@pampurr1]

It’s refreshing to hear Anthony.

[@ChrisOsle-kw5pl]

Yay! Mooch! So great to see you. People have a very hard time admitting they were wrong about something. They can't handle being so wrong about a candidate and President.

[@grntchstrmdws]

9:50 “He couldn’t remember me between our first and second meeting which were only a few months apart.” Because, to Narcissists, people are objects.

[@tenwatt301]

Missing piece here is that he has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Which means he lives in a fantasy world created in the moment. Everyone around him is an actor reinforcing that fantasy. His reality TV experience is just a component informing that fantasy.

[@Ollies2CentsWardill]

He may be heavily narcissistic, but not necessarily be diagnosable as having NPD.There are a number of disorders he could be suffering from. He is undoubtedly looking for approval and also dsperately wants to be seen as a "winner". I hear his father was a genuine psycho or sociopath and Trump wanted to please him and show that he was intolerant of "weakness" and ruthless. It's also worth noting the influence of lawyer Roy Cohn on Trump, a really nasty man who perfected the art of bullying his way out of legal troubles.

[@mickkelly6389]

It's not a disorder in his head. He thinks he really on top.

[@Shoshanna-jn3fx]

TRUMP AND MARK BURNETT TRULY DESERVE EACHOTHER !!

[@pjpredhomme7699]

actually he is a malignant narcissist sociopath - that is far worse and more dangerous

[@focusedeye]

Oscar Wilde was once quoted as saying: "The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about." Sound familiar?

[@alaine57]

No real billionaire signs on for a reality show, the show was as fake as he is🇨🇦

[@AMunoz-rh9cz]

Many of his viewers never seemed to realize this, probably because they had no exposure to or understanding of what the world of big business is really like. The working man could get to “make believe “ being the boss and a big shot like little kids playing Army or being able to vicariously play football thanks to TV.

[@teashapal]

Hello Justine Trudeau.

[@dorothycolumbare9140]

That comment "he's not a President he just plays on on TV ", that really summed up Trump. That's what the Autocrats saw about him.

[@Seberstein]

People haven’t forgotten, THEY don’t care. That’s the real problem.

[@sergiosoto6116]

Mooch love your show & interviews! Keep it up & thanks for doing good things 👊

[@epic4821]

Really good conversation. Love the podcast, Mooch. Keep ‘em coming.

[@patriciaalexander-n8q]

I like biden I will vote for harris

[@zazazeno1909]

Ramin, great interview, very interesting! Thank you.

[@EricTheReddish-Gray]

HOW DO WE TELL THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN TO LISTEN TO ANTHONY??? I want to tell them to heed Anthony's advice. Also, she should mention Anthony in their current ads to bring in more moderate Republicans. I vote Democrat but I admire him and Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and George Conway.. They are more inspiring than many of these timid Democrats..

[@phylis3917]

Threats, hate entertainment and razzle dazzle.

[@mikekimveteran]

AS is one of the best guys I know. And I am a Progressive... He is sincere and should pursue politics on any level he chooses.

[@SL-sd3sg]

Newly subscribed Brit here, I could listen to you all day! I get the emotion from you like I do when seeing the pilot before a flight. 💙🌊

[@davidofford7002]

I had a fantastic teacher once who defined "Reality" as including all viewpoints. He said he was quoting Foucault. And by the way, in this other "Anglo-Saxon" country, here was teaching Jurisprudence to final year law students. I cannot help recall that now. Stay strong, Mr Mooch.

[@beletejembere99]

People need to listen . You Guys Know him very Well.

[@ExiledGypsy]

He is getting the attention and that is medias fault. You said it he doesn't care about bad publicity. He only looks at rating and how many times he is mentioned. The more outragous he gets the more he tempts the media to cover him. It gets to the point that he starts believing his own BS and that is danger for God's sake. People think he is as effective as he was on the show. I remember even black people people used to stop to tell the jounalist that Trump can do the job. Americans have this thing about good businessmen and the boss. Trump on apparantice came across as if he knew what he was doing while entertain8ng them. Who wouldn't want that. But the problem is that he doesn't really care as long as people keep talking about him. Then when it come to make decision he will just do what made everyone talking about him. As long as he gets money snd people see him as a rich man then worth talking about. He really doesn't even think about consequences.

[@asterixdogmatix1073]

New subscriber from New Zealand. Love watching your uploads and listening to your perspective on key issues.

[@firstlast-xs2dn]

Anthony is one of the most intelligent people in the USA 😉

[@angusschuurman864]

Agree, every word is pure gold

[@Shoshanna-jn3fx]

He brought into Trump's CONS ,so he can't be as intelligent as you think !!

[@kathywinecoff5046]

@@Shoshanna-jn3fx But he learned and has admitted on numerous occasions that sadly, it was for his own ego. His words, not mine.

[@BrookMead-n1u]

Mr Scaramucci, you are an American hero ,,,keep the good work to defeat the evil 😈,,,, !!!!

[@Elaine-ek6gm]

Donald Trump would have been a good character for the show that was on years ago “THE TWILIGHT ZONE”!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@grntchstrmdws]

21:26 Fame? Are you kidding me?? He’s running to stay out of prison! Trump’s only “safe place” is the White House.

[@deborahgray4515]

I love how Scaramuchi navigates his interviews.he asks pointed questions and listens respectfully to his guests

[@craighighmore4302]

Great great interview. Well done to you both!

[@jperin001]

One of the best podcast episodes I've seen yet. Very insightful. I always thought that Trump's ascent to the presidency was enabled by his name recognition from TV. I learned it here first, that Reagan enjoyed the same benefit as host of GE Theatre. It is a sad and scary comment on humanity that a major qualification for leadership roles is simply name recognition. I suppose it is hardwired into our DNA; no shade intended. Credit where credit is due, Trump is also a juggernaut. Whether it's a lack of a sense of shame or sheer drive to defy detractors at all costs or both, Trump embodies persistence like no other person in modern day America. Persistence and determination alone, as former President Coolidge has said, are omnipotent. That is the reason why the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. As exhausting as Trump is, good people must be persistent. Go vote!

[@carolinemaybe]

Did trump ever laugh if he wasn’t insulting someone? He is an empty suit that others fill with whatever they need him to be. Always has been. Trump could not survive in life without other people.

[@Shoshanna-jn3fx]

OR THEIR MONEY!!

[@liviadix1433]

You talk about something I don’t understand. I never saw Trump as a serious person. I never thought he would become president, I thought America could see him for the con, ignorant man I saw. I was wrong. Still, I believe that money is the corrupting influence, and I see it influencing every aspect of our society.

[@carolinestechschulte167]

I would love to see two women on a ticket, or a woman and a gay person, or two black people BUT NOT THIS YEAR: Mooch ! Gavin is Italian ! What more do I need to say !?!

[@Ollies2CentsWardill]

I'd love to to see the best people for the job on the ticket.

[@57andstillkicking]

@@Ollies2CentsWardill What an original idea!

[@samlepard7521]

Fantastic! Have listened to this twice. 🇨🇦

[@sharonhearne5014]

This image makes him sound kinda innocent and kookie but you guys are not bringing up his vindictiveness and nastiness. Okay now you are get into the ugliness that is Trump.

[@lynnelizabeth5210]

It would be very illuminating if you 2 could do a follow up 10 minutes now that Kamala is Trump's opponent.

[@Marjorelle123]

Reasoned and not hyperbolic but non the less worrying. Let's hope that the enthusiasm generated by Harris is enough to get the Democrats over the line.

[@JocelynPeach]

Excellent interview. Interesting author

[@joaquincapiro8919]

Oh what a difference 6 days make. 💙💙💙💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙💙💙🇺🇸💙💙

[@lindakelley2676]

America needs to tell Trump " Youre FIRED".

[@frankshifreen]

HE IS INSANE

[@newnewhutchison991]

Come on he has been a Russian Asset since 86

[@whiteorchid5412]

I recently saw another post listing the most watched YT content providers and was shocked to learn WWE fake wrestling was among them. If that mentality is what tens of millions of Americans find engaging and entertaining then America has truly become dumbed down to the point of being an Idiocracy !

[@quacks2much]

Trump doesn't disturb me nearly as much as even one person voting for him. I saw Trump for about 15 minutes on The Apprentice, and I instantly disliked him. I knew something was wrong because it usually takes me a long, long time to dislike anyone.

[@RosemarieStars]

Thanks for a great interview. Happy to see your insight.

[@carolinemaybe]

I want to know how Burnett got backing so fast after moving from the UK?

[@MartineReed]

Right? He arrived in the U.S. as an au pair for wealthy families in Hollywood after being in British Special Forces.

[@nickh8737]

Keep sharing the truth, Anthony. This guy is a stone cold Narc and the world needs to know what we are getting.

[@patriciaalexander-n8q]

Voting for harris..i am Yes

[@michaelandrewsalomonenewje4107]

You should dislike the guy. How can you like somebody who feels nothing at any time for any persons in this world?

[@mikefigures5075]

Agree...both of them are somewhat smitten by him.

[@Ollies2CentsWardill]

I don't know. At least have some humility and defer to Anthony's experience of actually having spent time with the guy. Trump is still a human being, not a caricature of evil.

[@jaygatz4335]

People refer to Trump's charisma - ego-motivated, smarmy charm is not charisma.

[@judysibley1066]

⁠@@mikefigures5075doesn’t sound like it!

[@focusedeye]

​@@Ollies2CentsWardillThat's up for debate.

[@lzrd8460]

My advice to candidate Harris is for her to READ THIS BOOK! She can use all that the author has said about trump to her advantage, especially if they actually debate. 👏👏👏👏 This was an excellent interview. 👏👏👏

[@CherylWhite-yw7fs]

Anthony you are some amazing and wise

[@89144rocket]

Thank you so much for speaking out.

[@woodwage7988]

Appreciate this conversation..but..if there's ever been someone on this earth that a normal adult could sum up in 3 minutes..it's trump😢...Except for the sad and angry children who make up the base of maga. ..in 4 months, trump will be all but forgotten..l truley believe she'll win even larger than President Obama...

[@redwaveofketchup7457]

Yup, congratulation Madam President.

[@YvonneLeFort-x3b]

Well you sure got it wrong about Shady Vance

[@h.h.4408]

...and he wants to escape prison!!!!

[@justinkinkade2063]

I'm interested in an update on this interview since things have changed so dramatically. I'd love to get his take on the collapse

[@billwalsh388]

I'm special, I inherited a lot of money!!! Waaaaaaasaa!!!

[@lesbrown8099]

Excellent discussion and insights... thank you...

[@lesbrown8099]

PS... really enjoy the anecdotes such as your introducing your wife-to-be to Donald Trump...

[@TheFarmanimalfriend]

Trump did not reject Pence, Pence rejected Trump.

[@toesfingers20]

I love it that this 1st response about DJT was 'exhausting'. So true.

[@diannasgardenmenagerie967]

I’ve watched him on stage intentionally say something he knows is ridiculous and watch his audience cheer and then look at his people on the side and laugh at his audience because they are so dumb!

[@focusedeye]

Trumps speech to the United Nations comes to mind.

[@amberlisa7365]

So surprised that Anthony Scarmucci is so on point! Wow! Didn’t he get fired from Trump Administration for cursing on air? I recall him being among the craziest of the Trump folk…and that’s really crazy!!! But so much depth here! Wow! Such a pleasant surprise!

[@catherinejudd7993]

So much has changed in 9 days wow! Viewing this on Aug 2.

[@markgillis6356]

Yes, the Trump Show needs to be cancelled.

[@AlexandraDelRio1]

I suspect he appointed JD Vance because he was the paid to appoint him. He is for sale, period. Backers for Vance probably made him the best offer. And another thing, people keep saying Vance is such a smart guy…honestly I haven’t seen that in the things he has said, and he has zero charisma, creepy is what I see.

[@amberlisa7365]

The techies put him In place to be Trump’s handler.

[@jobicase7387]

We are all still wondering how this happened in 2016 and continues happening. Vote blue to end this nightmare.

[@DianeDriver1]

Hey, Scaramucci, I remember when, Spicer, and the rest of you exaggerated numbers in the crowds at Trump's inauguration!

[@janisripple754]

My Husband and Girlfriends Enjoy your Discussion insights into political issues! Keep up the Education of citizens Anthony .Im second generation Polish American 🇺🇸

[@ahm7944]

Vote Kamalla Harris ...VOTE the PROSECUTOR not the PROSTITUTOR . VOTE BLUE no matter who 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙!!!.

[@alberttrinidad1750]

Vote for communism

[@ahm7944]

@@alberttrinidad1750 ha ha! Do you mean vote for Trump's North Korea lover? Trump stole the love letters they wrote to each other.. BURN !!!

[@focusedeye]

​@alberttrinidad1750 Do you know the difference between Capitalism, Socialism and Communism. Maybe Google it so as not to confirm your complete ignorance.

[@RonaldPetrin]

Closest thing to living a “Being There” horror sequel a dystopic dichotomy.

[@TheDrisk]

Hi, I am from the UK and a massive fan of your Rest Of Politics US. I often agree with your opinions. Trump's presidency is part of a larger narrative- a dramatic shift in the global political landscape. Extreme politics (both left and right) are gaining prominence, and Trump is a significant part of this larger upheaval. For me, it is the culmination of Globalisation (Offshore, Immigration), Automation (AI and robotics), and Healthcare (people living longer, care costs, and money not passing on). This has all resulted in the West becoming poorer than the other countries, reaping the benefit of being a smaller world now. However, the knock-on effect is that politics has less power over companies ability to increase profit and finance (how can politics stop or delay the global onslaught, where companies can relocate to other countries, including Western ones, which makes it easier for them). The net result is that politics can no longer improve the lives of its people in any significant way. With things being less stable for people, people are becoming poorer and more dissatisfied, and there is no trust in politicians and leaders. So, they look to any politician who is not perceived as part of the establishment or seems to promise solutions to the predicaments and uncertainty most people face, so votes will turn to more extreme politics in the hope it will make things work for them. This is Brexit, this is Le Pen, and this is why right and left are winning across Europe. As this trajectory continues, there is a real risk of us falling away from democracy itself.

[@SunMind6250]

Brilliant analysis and conclusion!

[@Booker830]

Vance is Shape Shifter. .

[@C4...]

Hes not just running for president because he likes the fame! He likes not being in jail!

[@KylgoreTrout1]

Outstanding

[@ScottLarrieu]

Have you not done your homework yet? You speak as if you have no understanding of the characteristics of someone afflicted with NPD(narcissistic personality disorder). Have you read about the psychological condition or spoken with someone who knows what the typical behaviors associated with NPD are? Please don't remain ignorant of this information, given your platform to reach the ears of so many people. Be kind and do good work.

[@Ollies2CentsWardill]

Have you ever heard of other personality disorders besides NPD? Being a narcissist and being diagnosable as having NPD are not the same thing anyway. Reputable professionals shy away from making such diagnoses without personal experience of an individual.

[@rrkanji23]

Enjoyed this ta 👍🏼

[@marymorrison3128]

Great interview for informative and heartfelt.

[@danadams1427]

I find Trump boring at best because he lies all the time, at worst he's dangerous and a threat to Democracy, and I don't ever find him funny but find that he's selfish and overbearing.

[@MS-wb5mf]

I think Reagan's rise to power had more to do with going up against McCarthy as president of the screen actor's guild than the general electric theater.

[@Annzy99]

Sense of humor? When did Trump ever exhibit an iota of having a sense of humor??