Who Is Erik Prince? Narrated by Mo Amer | NowThis

Betsy DeVos’ little brother Erik Prince, founder the infamous military contractor Blackwater, allegedly once told his employees to '[kill] Iraqis for sport.' Comedian Mo Amer (Netflix) narrates how the Naval Academy dropout and son of a homophobic billionaire became one of the strongest ties between Trump and Putin.
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In 2007, Blackwater killed 17 Iraqi civilians including a nine-year-old boy. This would be known as the Nisour Square massacre. Blackwater claims that they acted in self-defense but the first soldiers to respond to scene found no evidence of enemy activity. The shootings were reported as criminal activity on behalf of Blackwater. Erik Prince considers himself a Christian Crusader tasked at destroying Islamic life. Now he's pushing Trump to privatize the war in Afghanistan.
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[@joansnow4013]

So what your saying B. DeVos may be a homophobic? I don’t get how some people just rip off government and get away with it. Even if called out on it.

[@shai2137]

Rip off the government? More like ripping off it's citizens.

[@thejuiceboxttv]

"Prince made an excellent carrer move...being born to an extremely wealthy family..." Best line of the video. SilverSpoonSyndrome

[@mohamedsyed5977]

Loved it

[@basedmyst]

BDFFRNT yeah cuz that’s you they’re talking about lol

[@thejuiceboxttv]

@@basedmyst wrong side of the argument G, good try tho

[@basedmyst]

@@thejuiceboxttv bro peep your pfp. you a little rich white boy from the suburbs lol you love your silver spoon white boy

[@thejuiceboxttv]

@@basedmyst lmao y'all mad im pretty, but im def not rich lol if you see some networth ion know about please link me, and again, y'all can't come up with a REAL reply

[@NotHPotter]

Funny how he complains about the government budget but has no problem overcharging them when it's going into his pocket. All about that fiscal "conservatism".

[@gangstermoon143]

Rich people are sick in the head

[@HN-kr1nf]

@@gangstermoon143 mainly just the white american ones

[@brigadierharsh1948]

@@HN-kr1nf Yeah, that’s why everyone else has built such pleasant, caring, and moral societies right?

[@lukeneill1568]

You’ve got no idea what you’re talking about

[@presterjohn1697]

Republican presidential administrations according to the numbers spend more than Dems. Not a position in support of Dems just a reflection of the numbers.

[@doj8763]

Funny how many christians are scared of the devil, but have no idea who HE is!

[@visorij3374]

It’s isis

[@jamesricker3997]

The devil's most devout followers trick themselves into believing they follow God

[@watcherenjoyer123]

One of his most cruel tricks is money. If that helps you can have a good idea.

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

I know who he is...the Bible says he will be effeminate 😅😂😂😂😂

[@tori2dles]

I know an Iraqi guy who is a former translator for Blackwater. Though he was never official US Military, Blackwater was able to get him to the USA on a special visa program for local personnel who served w/US forces. Most personnel with military contractors didn’t qualify, putting their lives in grave danger from the enemies of the US. But the Blackwater personnel had a special “in” and I find it quite interesting how prosperous this guy is. As much as Prince detests Muslims, he apparently found that he had to find ways to keep those who know his secrets quiet.

[@satevo462]

Erik and Betsy are a really good arguments FOR the estate tax.

[@theocean1973]

More than that, they’re a good argument bringing back the guillotine!

[@Usernameping]

D. Steven no you’re not. You’re taxing people for having hoarded such an obscene amount that not only were they unable to spend it all, but they had enough to pass down that their inheritants couldn’t spend it all. It’s the first $11.58 mill per person, meaning Betsy and Erik both would have gotten $11.58 mil BEFORE they got MORE money that was taxed at a rather laughable rate (40%) meaning they got an additional billion-ish each, even after tax. Money, by the way, which was largely attributed to her father’s pyramid scheme (which was part of a court case where yes, it was legally classified as a criminal enterprise, and he was fined approximately 0.05% of the income it had provided him). There’s such a massive wealth disparity that if you’re eligible for the estate tax, there’s practically no chance that your kids won’t also be netting themselves at least double that amount after the tax.

[@johndigiacomo1674]

Usernameping, it's not collecting hoarded wealth, it's "incentivizing" them to work and "improve" themselves. Isn't that the excuse to eliminate welfare, food stamps and housing subsidies? Why is welfare for th rich acceptable, but not for the poor? BTW Prince 's caravans also ran down civilians in Iraq, without stopping.

[@kolkena]

You missed the part about him cheating on his cancer-stricken wife with their children's nanny and knocking her up.

[@miskatonicalumni5612]

Because nations that use private armies aka mercenaries are totally trustworthy....

[@greymind9815]

There used to lower american soilder body counts, and are more expensive for american tax payers.

[@lukeneill1568]

@@greymind9815 Blackwater lost 43 out of the thousands that served. Little to no impact on the numbers. They are better trained, they are a private company so they are paid better than the chump change the government pays its soldiers. Military also used their facilities to train along with militaries from all other nations.

[@presterjohn1697]

@@greymind9815 Erik Prince works for China in Congo and has his own mining operation as well.

[@freebiehughes9615]

Intense, extremely ideological, rich, sees the world in terms of good and evil and black and white, trained killer (Navy Seal). Scary guy.

[@wgjung1]

A merchant of death.

[@presterjohn1697]

More like a Contractor for China

[@DennisFreitas-bn7nh]

The USA Aproved !

[@RJ-rr1zq]

"Contractors" is a weird way to say "mercenaries". Must be that midwestern accent.

[@AN-wp6fn]

They’re literally just veterans who want to continue serving. They use their weapons less than a percent of the time abroad

[@AN-wp6fn]

Employees literally used their weapons 1/10th of 1 percent. They helped during Katrina with fema, they transported equipments, protected state department employees. These people just need a scapegoat

[@TheRenegadeMonk]

Not sure the sarcastic tone is appropriate for such a hideous situation.

[@tommydude969]

Makes it seem fake nd almost comical. Doesn't help the point get across...if all this is really true

[@housseinabdillahi6952]

Just google Erik Prince and Blackwater. This is real.

[@tori2dles]

Prince also funds FRC’s founder, James Dobson, who also started Focus on the Family back in the late 70’s. He was very well respected in the Evangelical community, enormously so. As he became more politically charged, however, FotF asked him to leave and he started his own ministry heavily funded by Erik Prince. Prince is also extremely good friends with the Mercer family and, as you shared, helped find their super-PAC. When Ted Cruz dropped out of the race in May 2016, Rebecca Mercer had quite the conundrum. She was counting on evangelicals to put a Cruz in the White House, but now her racehorse was gone. She knew they’d never vote for Trump given his horrible reputation. I found it extremely interesting that two weeks after Cruz dropped out, James Dobson made an announcement that Trump had become a Christian. I’m pretty sure he was put up to it by Prince, the one who holds the purse strings. Another interesting observation is when the Stormy Daniels story broke. Tony Perkins infamously said that Evangelicals should give Trump “a mulligan” since it happened “before” conversion. Perkins leads the Family Research Council, which the Prince family funds and even paid for their big headquarters. Again, follow the money.

[@tori2dles]

As for me, I am a follower of Christ who is sickened at these rich “Christians” who don’t seem to know Jesus very well. I feel in many ways these people have hijacked the Church.

[@LadyJoolree]

What a odious excuse for a human!

[@nolanconville6523]

Wtf is up with the narrator

[@balghair1]

Woketard syndrome

[@lutherdean6922]

thanks for covering this!

[@ThatLadyDray]

"Christian" 😂😂😂 where?

[@hernandez0394]

He has dirt on a lot of powerful people. That’s why he’s walking free.

[@jamesm.3967]

Private armies, private schools, private this, private that....shady. Weird dude. Dangerous dude.

[@roboticcynic580]

The international Court would has field day with this person of interest.

[@DerekSpeareDSD]

The Swamp is MUCH deeper and MUCH bigger than Americans know...just trace campaign donations to the law and you will find how vast and deep it is...

[@cloudatlas349]

A literal real life movie villain. America, you have the biggest prison complex in the world, and you can't find room for this guy? Oh sorry, I forgot. Prisons are just for poor people and black people, right?

[@yawejoe]

I also find a lot of inconsistency in this report.

[@ericwilson6994]

God bless Prince Erik

[@mary._.yamborghini]

i am disgusted

[@termitered]

This is evil

[@kidmohair8151]

but the 1% can buy their justice, right?

[@slightlyseen6767]

It anchors me to no end the way this video and the media covered what happened in 2007. A vehicle in the convoy was hit with bullets and a grenade. Which left it undrivable. Common sense would say the men exited the vehicle and came under fire. It's nearly impossible to tell where the shots are coming from. Yes women and children shoot at us. At the end of the day Blackwater/Mr Prince was scapegoated.

[@utterbullspit]

This is frightening!

[@moelius]

Documentary cherry clipping the full interview. One sided emotionally charged interview This doc made me admire prince even more.

[@davewastaken1386]

I love Eric prince. True patriot

[@Manofpeasable]

Nice job on the video.

[@jasonpittman7470]

This is nonsense. If you want to know the truth of what happened, go listen to the Shawn Ryan/Vigilance Elite podcast with the blackwater guys that were convicted on the Nisour incident, then listen to the interview with Erik Prince himself.

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

I'm glad Erik believes in capitalism so much... Just like someone taking paper out on him.... Capitalism!!!!

[@maxkillough7552]

Love Erik Prince

[@Stringerbe11]

Keep making videos like this about ppl like this!!

[@kidmohair8151]

an extreme case of Affluenza

[@loaded99percent]

That was awesome! Have Mo Aamer narrarte more!

[@ShaneLindie]

What a HIT PIECE on Prince.

[@balghair1]

Definitely

[@aparis9560]

i thought there was a 2500 dollar minimum for donations?

[@llc1976]

Disgusting. How is this legal? How do these people sleep at night?

[@birdlover7776]

LLC My thoughts exactly

[@joebobjones2238]

HIllsdale... of course he went there. Hillsdale is the present day Deutsche Studentenschaft of the Midwest.

[@kevinhoang9074]

Great work by Mo Amer narrating this piece and excellent pronunciation of the word “Iraqi”

[@wacayssuleyman2380]

For real 😂😂😂 he did pronounce that perfectly

[@lukeneill1568]

He’s a badass.

[@DennisFreitas-bn7nh]

Eric Prince the real American Man!

[@ripadipaflipa4672]

It is hard to believe people this sick are not behind bars.

[@NuLiForm]

then i bet it's even harder to accept that they are in the Highest positions of Power here in the usa........

[@vishalsinghfilms]

Update. It’s his mercenaries they invaded Portland. What a surprise.

[@Jacnix1535]

The satire here is absolutely *WONDERFUL* lmaooooo Edit: After watching more of the video, RIP Victims. The first half is still funny tho. Second half,deplorable.

[@ucheogwude2516]

Ah. America. Your sins are just...sad. Truly. How you can stomach people like this in positions of power is beyond the pale.

[@tori2dles]

THANK YOU! This is so important, to chronicle this guy.

[@xyula8594]

Eric "It's entirely possible" Prince

[@alibarron7558]

During the cleanup for the Katrina hurricane there was a Blackwater group of quickly hired security officers of Blackwater that organised for their day next to us. Most were anyone who had ever worked in any kind of security before. Of course they were way overstaffed and racking in the gravy, as were several other companies in different fields of endeavor. Sometimes several of their employees never even went to work all day but what really irritated us was that the whole group would still be there at nine in the morning and couldn't go to work until they had their daily religious evangelistic meetings, all on taxpayers money. To be hired by Blackwater, you had to go along with the religious indoctrination, while Blackwater scammed the government for your pay all those hours. We were working 84 hour weeks.

[@joannajamerson35]

Absolutely sick

[@swaggerjagg22]

MONSTER!!!!!!

[@joeharwell92]

His like jigzaw from the punisher on Netflix

[@lilypadrocks872]

He was very very intense, I have another vibe for this

[@dougals3575]

I thought Trump was meant to drain the swamp. Seems like he has built a new and bigger one

[@lukeneill1568]

Yet you’ll be silent on the Obama administration allowing Iran to do what they did and pay them to fund the likes of isis that cost hundreds of thousands of lives. That’s where your priorities are

[@dougals3575]

@@lukeneill1568 ive never said i am silent about the obama administration. You’ve jumped to that conclusion. Obama was just as weak but in different ways. Dont defend someone blindly. Accountability is one of the greatest characteristics of democracy.

[@Marathoner123]

He kinda left out the navy seal part

[@spu427]

So evil..

[@FredThaSlayer]

Never seen such a shameless hit piece 😂

[@CarollemMen-cl8nz]

The United States Government employed him as well.

[@soulpriestess1953]

Excellent pronunciation of Iraq Iraqi!!!

[@angelvenegas483]

He was born in the same city I was born in

[@82seno]

0:26 only the best make career moves like that

[@thompsontintus18]

What’s wrong with US!!!! Which Bible did he read growing up?

[@derekmulready1523]

Do the United States of American police forces not operate in the same manner, according to U-tube?

[@studiowellnessworld]

So one sided.

[@small3687]

Jesus that guys a monster.

[@user-pe6oz5ok5q]

Rich Navy SEAL... Rare.

[@ronburke]

Thanks Erik for your dedicated service to America.

[@johnmuller4014]

Didn't he move his company to the Middle East back during Dubya?

[@alibarron7558]

I think you are right. He has had a lot of shady dealings in the middle east I know.

[@tommydude969]

This isn't real

[@NuLiForm]

Yes it is

[@suigeneris970]

He needs to be behind bars.

[@Tk1NE]

“Who is Erik Prince?”- I don’t think he really knows himself? How do you know?

[@mritaci15]

tells us to hear it from his mouth and vox keeps cutting his sentence off

[@realfrog9721]

he was also a navy seal

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

I fail to understand why any "Christian" could make a conscious decision to attempt to wipe out ANY body. Doesn't make sense does it? I believe Jesus had a different message.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Oh, and so far as the family fortune, don't forget AMWAY. The discussion over THAT particular pyramid scheme has been going on for decades.

[@karyt1375]

They manipulate and nitpick God & the Bible to justify their evilness.

[@NuLiForm]

Yes, he did...Extremely Different. These are the guys the evangelicals would hire to kill Jesus all over again, because he would be screaming his head off at them All...

[@alexanderoctavioushairfind6050]

It’s pronounced eye-rack-e

[@soulpriestess1953]

It's actually ee-ra-qee عراقي

[@cpresley2279]

They are high value targets that’s some the media don’t won’t. To admit

[@bigvis497]

Incredibly based.

[@willyoustand86]

Balanced review here. 👀

[@robertthomas1828]

Erik Prince; aka "The Prince of the Power of the Air". 😶

[@duckmill8484]

Wow! This was onesided!

[@TheCure1.]

This is why America should leave the Middle East, they have their own culture and the US should respect that.

[@badbrad1564]

Your wokeness is silly! It’s what is tearing this country apart!

[@Joe-zu7lx]

love mo!

[@PAOK.44]

"It's entirely possible" warcrimes only

[@cantstandya3761]

Prince belongs in prison.

[@kylezarnowski8285]

This is comical...and one sided.

[@jossmoore8499]

Scarry stuff

[@currencylifestyle9650]

Interesting

[@eyeswideopen7777]

Does he feel guilty about killin kids

[@newchapter6840]

Of course there should be a wall, common sense.

[@bonnieburton9985]

No wonder I don’t vote only one time you can’t trust him they’re all out to get you and this guy is just the worst of the worst at three Three-year-old Stein Fitz and stores don’t act like that

[@WhatSoEverThingsAreLovely]

I thought he was a DJ.....!!

[@mph7745]

Patriot and legend. F for respect 🫡

[@mjesimakhaya8189]

What about his services to China?

[@Pete-tc4rd]

Good to know...

[@LoneWoIfPack19]

You gonna make a video on Hunter's laptop? This Russian Collision propaganda didn't age well.