Why Anthony Scaramucci Is Predicting Trump Will Lose | In the City

Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street veteran and former communications director in Donald Trump’s White House, joins Francine Lacqua and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Adrian Wooldridge on this week’s In the City to explain why he thinks a second Trump presidency would be “dangerous.” He also talks about why he isn’t voting for his former boss and why he doesn’t think the majority of Americans will either.
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[@eottoe2001]

Do a long-form interview with Scaramucci, Adrian. He has it figured it out for us in the Midwest.

[@mark-ish]

*please. and yes, great suggestion.

[@itsjustmeagain986]

The polls are off because most of us don't answer unknown callers.

[@jim2376]

Spot on. Per Prof. Lichtman, polls are meaningless. Polls don't vote and have built in bias. Wait for Lichtman's call based on this 13 keys. If 6 or more of the keys are false, the incumbent or incumbent party loses. Lichtman says it's too early to make the call, but he has opined that "a lot would have to go wrong" between now and election for Biden to lose.

[@billyhack9673]

Not anymore. We used to answer unknown callers before AT&T started flooding us with scores of junk calls per day.

[@annewhitney8809]

I don’t live in America but the price at the pumps and the grocery store keeps rising. It has nothing to do with the government and everything to do with big business. They are earning record profits and we are paying for it.

[@HepCatJack]

Donald added 8Trillion to the U.S debt, his tax cuts were not revenue neutral (accompanied by cuts in the spending for the same amount). This meant that there was money printed. This robs savers of their purchasing power, people who own equities and commodities will do ok because they, unlike dollars can't be printed. In the 1970's much of the inflation was blamed on OPEC however a significant part of it was due to the cost of the Vietnam war. The Iran and Afghan wars also led to money printing. Whether or not voters will understand this or not remains to be determined.

[@annewhitney8809]

DJT did no favours for the country. It’s embarrassing to see him hawking merch and yet his followers believe he is a great business man.🙄 I doubt the voters will see past the smoke and mirrors.

[@sgill4833]

Has everything to do with government!! They printed all the extra inflation. 50 trillion since 2021.

[@JoelUldrych-kh2sc]

​@@HepCatJackEver heard of covid?

[@HepCatJack]

@@JoelUldrych-kh2sc yeah, and it wouldn't have lasted as long as it did without GOP super-spreaders organizing parties to spread it on purpose. More helicopter money was spent because of this than would have been required.

[@martinvanoene7192]

AMEN FROM CANADA! GOOD I BELEIVE ANTHONY is absolutely right

[@mark-ish]

He's humble and he's genuinely well rounded individual. My question is where does Anthony fit in to the future leadership of USA?

[@-Gramps]

Texan here- I believe Scaramucci’s prediction regarding the election is accurate, as is his explanation of our economy & lack of political courage to address & repair our problems.

[@eottoe2001]

That was one of the best analyses I've heard for years. He was giving them the keys to the kingdom and they kept interrupting him.

[@jmanakajosh9354]

😂 How does Trump loose? Is Texas going blue? I just don't see Biden being that strong of a candidate.

[@HepCatJack]

There's still RFK jr that could be a factor.

[@mbords01]

Indeed; predictions should probably include which prosecutor would send Trump to prison, and will be next, and next…..

[@troot1967]

@@jmanakajosh9354 Texas won't go blue but there's a good chance Florida could due to the 6 week abortion ban being on the ballot in November. Women will come out in droves to vote against it. Don't forget that every special election that has had abortion rights on it has been won by democrats!

[@cavaliermama56]

I always liked “The Mooch” but after this interview, I like him more!

[@mrrecluse7002]

To vote for Trump is a vote for "one flew over the cuckoos nest." Very funny, and there couldn't be a better analogy.

[@mark-ish]

and his analogy of Biden is equally appropriate. The boomers are selfish and can't let go when their time is up and bring forward new people. The military specifically have term limits for this specific reason - to go from strength to strength.

[@WeBeatMedicare6969]

What exactly is a vote for Biden then?

[@elwingreen8311]

@@WeBeatMedicare6969 19:32 "Weekend at Bernie's"

[@markmccabek9]

I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised at how erudite and self aware Saramucci was! I've heard him on TV many times since he left the White House but I have never heard him be this well rounded and emotionally centered. Listening to him was time very well spent.

[@holygroove2]

The connection between Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Ed and the divide in Congress was quite powerful. Race is a central issue in America, but money and class is the number one issue, hence the commentary on the national debt. As for Trump, I find it inspiring that people hundreds of miles away from the US can see the danger of Trump, and can articulate the simple truth that bad people = bad leadership. And if you follow them, then you become what you behold.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

G'God, I never realized that Scaramuch was this articulate!

[@mark-ish]

Absolutely. I always make time for his interviews now. Mooch is a refreshing example of how someone who made a blunder in life and is now righting his wrong. I never thought we would be quite so aligned, from the contrast of his 'eleven days' of service in the 45th administration.

[@love4hula735]

Agreed, we didn't get a chance to know him!

[@carolinebender61]

He really is, and I’ll add intelligent and a highly engaging and entertaining speaker, with a great sense of humour. But I think he’s opportunistic, and I’m not sure whether I would trust him completely.

[@elwingreen8311]

@tomasinaovell4293 IKR? He TOTALLY got me with "charybdis" - now I could listen to him for hours!

[@elwingreen8311]

@@carolinebender61 I think he might take "opportunistic" as a compliment 😁

[@ventsyv]

Wait a second. The guy implies he had reservations about Trump all the while he helped him campaign but it's Ross Perot's fault Trump got elected?

[@mark-ish]

Mooch gave his mea culpa, if you weren't listening.

[@focusedeye]

Canadian here, not sure the connection between Ross Perot and Trump. Google Search didn't help explain.

[@ttacking_you]

​There both businessmen with no history of holding office. Well, I think?​@@focusedeye pretty sure Perot didn't though

[@RenataCantore]

I enjoyed your enlightening presentation. I love Anthony Scaramucci's insightful commentary.

[@Bob-lh4mg]

Joe Biden 4 more years! 4 more years!! 4 more years!!! 4 more years!!!! 👏🏻💙🇺🇸🥳🥰💙🇺🇸😉😎💙🇺🇸🥰👊💪🏻💙🥰😉🥳😎👏🏻🤛🏻🇺🇸💙💪🏻💪🏻👊😎💙🇺🇸✋🏻👏🏻🤛🏻🥰🥰🇺🇸

[@FemFlorida]

Really good interview

[@elizabethpears307]

Pretty tired of boomer bashing. Look at all the corporate greed and what enables it. Start there. This guy still carries the stink.

[@aesma2522]

Didn't boomers elect Reagan in a landslide ? He's the one that led to all of this.

[@shinyshinythings]

The “entitlements” are not the problem - we paid that money into the system, we deserve to get it out of the system. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes. Solve that, and you solve the instability in US politics.

[@ericsecord4193]

Will the secret service protect trump when he's in the slammer? Or keep him in solitary?

[@justinesimone5343]

I hope not!

[@signalfire6]

He would have to be in solitary for his own safety - which will destroy him. Trump is a phantom without a constant audience, he doesn't exist in his own mind without it.

[@gregparrott]

WHOA! I knew Scaramucci is smart, and this interview certainly reinforces it. As much as I hope he's right, about trump's impending loss, I have my doubts. I liked his analysis of politics, economics, the duopoly, and long term planning that politicians SHOULD do to fix the debt issue. Had Scaramucci not been trampled by the trump train, he could have very successfully moved up through political positions, maybe even as a future president. Why might he consider that? Well, in part because after 11 days seeing trump behave like 'Chance the gardener' in Peter Sellers comedy 'Being There', Anthony must have realized ANYTHING is possible.

[@elwingreen8311]

"Being There" should have been required viewing for the entire Washington press corp in January 2017!! 😁

[@gregparrott]

@@elwingreen8311 As Chance would say..."I like to Watch!" :)

[@justinlinnane8043]

Superb analysis , The corporate bloomberg journalists really aren't up to this ! lol

[@robertmiller2173]

Excellent interview, thanks; love from New Zealand!

[@mark-ish]

Hey bro 👋🏼 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@jamesl9371]

I love ❤️ the Mooch And I hope and pray that he’s right

[@VictoriaAlfredSmythe]

Thank you from Manhattan ©2024

[@kennixox262]

I hope so, but am planning on Trump's reelection in the meantime. Trump will indeed lose the popular vote. The EC, could be interesting. Just like 2016; Trump could squeak by with just a few swing states. It seems that even Trump supporters are becoming exhausted by Trump and that may be a good sign.

[@toomanydonuts]

Two GOP house reps resigned this week, Buck and Gallagher both leaving the house with a one seat GOP majority. GOP senator Lisa Murkowski said she will never support 45 the ex president. I bet $$$ you have a come to Jesus moment on abortion. hahaha!

[@toomanydonuts]

A one seat house majority for the party NOT in the white house? 100 years since that happened. 2024 will be the year you learn ABORTION rights really matter!!! Devastating for the GOP all across the country.

[@joe19912]

Exactly. All the talking heads had Hillary by a landslide and idiots like myself stayed home. Take nothing for granted and take a friend or family member to go vote with you.

[@kennixox262]

@@joe19912 ´Every vote counts in particular in swing states.

[@patriciocastro391]

A very good podcast. Interesting narrative and intelligent and smart points of view that explain our collective, present state of affairs and possible of near future.

[@psclhys]

If nothing else, the Mooch talks and the Mooch makes sense. We need more education, we need more eloquence, we need more outspokenness, we need more assertiveness, and we need more understanding. We don't need name-calling and finger pointing. That stuff is rotting us.

[@saboteur1001]

Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?

[@indranidasgupta8982]

😅

[@elainemunro4621]

Anthony is the most articulate and inciteful guest!

[@theobserver9131]

If trump loses to Biden, that will be a huge slap in the face. I do hope to see that.

[@SebastianFlorida-t9p]

I always learn something and thoroughly enjoy listening to Anthony Scaramucci!!!❤

[@Navigator2166]

I do agree with Anthony, many have forgotten lived experiences of the past. Our historical memory almost doesn't exist. We are at an inflection point. As a 75 years old, I have great concerns on along just what line things are going break. My 20ish grandkids are not positive about the next few years. I’m very nervous for them.

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

It would be great if Anthony created a funny illustrated book about the White House experience, and read it to classrooms.

[@jamesl9371]

I really think the British interviewers don’t understand American politics

[@AltcoinAli]

Love Mooch! Much love from Canada 🇨🇦❤️

[@johnhaynes9910]

An excellent guest who talked sense, not too sure about the interviewers, they didn't seem to realise that their thought patterns were what he was talking about.

[@steveharris8248]

The interviewers barely concealed their embarrassing enthusiasm for Dumbo the Savior.

[@johnhaynes9910]

@@steveharris8248 Harsh but fair Steve :)

[@focusedeye]

​@@steveharris8248Dumbo being?

[@KathrynTanner-t8f]

Agree with other commenters that The Mooch was surprisingly interesting to listen to and more knowledgable than I expected. I certainly hope he's right about trump's upcoming loss. First time listening to this show. Wish the interviewers had not interrupted so much and hadn't yakked so much in the intro. I almost gave up before we actually got to Scaramucci.

[@iwax64]

Oh my these interviewers are so chaotic, somewhat rude and appear biased. That aside Scaramucci has become such a likable person now. It’s good for some characters when all is lost at some point.

[@freeradt]

Da Mooch!! I so admire your success in terms of living the American dream and yet still seem to stay very grounded to your roots. I admire your dedication to your path. You just left out one major factor in tRumpt’s lovely energy driven boastful personality. How does one have that kind of energy at 77ish one might ask? Why it’s simply called Adderall in the sniff, sniffer! 😂😂😂

[@signalfire6]

Add in UK-strength Sudafed, much stronger than available in the states. We saw his supply of it in an open drawer in that photo where he's bragging about his Mexican restaurant food on Cinco de Mayo. I'm astonished his heart hasn't given out yet, he's constantly on something. You'd see the dilated pupils every time he had to give a speech or face the reporters; one eye would be a slit and the other, dilated pupil like he was ready for an eye exam.

[@wehiird]

Awesome. Now do Chris Hedges

[@LisaSorrentino-q4e]

Biden /Harris 20/24 independent North Carolina

[@lindahollingsworth2567]

Anthony Scaramucci is a breath of fresh air. Always enjoy his thoughtful insight and great sense of humor. Anthony is humble, honest, successful and with a beautiful family he cherishes. What's not to love and respect? Big fan from Atlanta!

[@RealtorTinaHinton]

Make America Great Again ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamesl9371]

The Mooch was talking about Biden’s performance and accomplishments and she asks another inane question about Twump

[@Laura-il5lo]

Regarding "secret voters" and polls, it's absolutely true. I live in TX and I am an ardent supporter of Biden but I would never put a Biden sign in my front yard because the Trumpers are violent, and I would worry about my property getting vandalized. People will pretend to be okay with Trump because they don't want to stir up the crazies.

[@RenataCantore]

Excellent program 👏 👍

[@joe19912]

Fairly intelligent until he went full-conservative on cutting SS. We do need to cut back on the bloated military budget and reduce corporate welfare though.

[@James-hd4ms]

But can he do the fandango?

[@belindaziglar8785]

Love the Mooch! He tells it like it is.

[@MPR2]

Scaramucci is 💯% right!!!

[@finzenberger]

yay - he does the fandango 🪇🪘🎭

[@jryan1024]

You've got to love Anthony Scaramucci quoting Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August"!!

[@mark-ish]

It's hardly surprising, as the mooch is well educated and has a strong knowledge of pop history.

[@jryan1024]

Anthony, I'm assuming you read the Tuchman's "Guns" while in HS at Schreiber. I read it as a Sophomore in Mr Lamb's AP European History class at St Mary's Manhasset. I knew some Schreiber kids while lifeguarding at Plandome CC. Small world, although I live in SF now.

[@jryan1024]

@@mark-ish Tuchman is not "pop history" it is History

[@mark-ish]

@@jryan1024 If I agreed with you we would both be wrong.

[@jryan1024]

@@mark-ish lol

[@Kidpics1]

This pod cast is correct

[@AidanBird-b6s]

Deficits are not the problem.. it is where the spending goes that is the problem.

[@theobserver9131]

I hope you're right, but the opposition is shamefully weak.

[@dawndid5972]

Answer

[@samsantucci1044]

I hope with all my heart, for sake of decency, the Mooch is right! If he isn't - he can be sure to be on Trump's hit list! Start making contingency plans!

[@geofromnj7377]

When mentioning the Citizens United decision, Scaramucci talked about Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown vs. Board of Education which have nothing to do with Citizens United. Citizens United held that money is speech and that corporations are persons under the Constitution, therefore corporations can contribute as money as they wish to political candidates.

[@elwingreen8311]

Please give it another listen. He was making an analogy, which he used to make some good points.

[@twhite8308]

🧡Love🧡this🧡video🧡

[@doktortutankamazon31]

The Mooch is a joke and knows nothing about anything except grift, greed, and self promotion. Who cares what he thinks?

[@nonearlylove]

Trump..? Never Again..! EVER..! 10,000 reasons Why..! And then some..!

[@elwingreen8311]

I've never listened to Bloomberg Podcasts before. Do these people not know how to let someone finish speaking?

[@presence5426]

@10:00 the Bradley Effect is a myth. Mooch doesn't know what he's talking about there.

[@TimMcNamara-sh2cg]

I expect that dump will try to make some of his changes permanent!

[@billyhack9673]

Inflation seems to be a characteristic of capitalism. Get your buck on.

[@vincewhite5087]

The fund raising is showing overwhelming favour to Biden, trump has turned off independents, and Nikki’s supports & the Republicans against Trump movements.

[@RealtorTinaHinton]

It's amazing so many ignorant people can be in one place

[@typhoon320i]

Always like hearing what the Mooch has to say.

[@8ofwands300]

Why is it so impossible to believe that people like president Biden? He's a good president. I have no problem with him as the Democratic nominee. The way you caricature him is inaccurate and lazy. I liked this interview with Scaramucci but I don't agree with some of his points, nor your summation of his points that people think voting for Trump is " patriotic". Where did that come from? Trump attempted a coup against our government. What polls are you looking at? Biden will win this election.

[@KombaynNikoladze2002]

I miss The Mooch

[@mitchellbracey5234]

I'm hearing more austerity. Yeah. Ok.

[@BROWNDIRTWARRIOR]

...and why no one cares what the mooch-man thinks.

[@davidmanning1724]

Scaranuchi was not the most " memorable ' nor does anybody care what he says

[@luckylucky-vo9zq]

Why would people like what is going on at the border?

[@streetguru6240]

$10,000 AND ILL VOTE FOR ANYONE. START THE MOVEMENT. BETTER THAN PAYING THE MEDIA FOR ADS

[@garyjohnson1466]

This was interestingly good, I agree with his assessments and prediction, Trump will lose, no matter what his supporters think, Trump is insane and would be a disaster…..

[@AidanBird-b6s]

Deficit spending is not what you say, it is merely fiat currency expansion… keeping pace with the wealth that our great county creates…

[@imirim]

I like the mooch but this was my least favorite interview I have heard with him. The intro to the interview was way too long. His "history lesson" of Plessy v Ferguson, Brown vs Board of Education and Citizens United was a jumbled mess that I doubt anyone not familiar with those cases understood what those have to do with the price of tea in China. They are relevant but he rushed through them where it sounded like an 8th grade book report written the morning of the assignment due date.

[@setnsun21]

The Mooch also predicted trump would resign before the end of his first (and hopefully only) term.

[@bil186]

@18:56 Anthony lists Biden's accomplishments and they cut him off...not very subtle...

[@seriouslyyoujest1771]

It’s really not the people on the radio or KZbin. Tell you it what your budget is screaming at you.

[@wthomas5697]

Yeah, you can thank trump for adding 8 trillion to the national debt. The fastest rate in history. Printing money leads to inflation. Fortunately Biden is doing something about it.

[@billyponsonby]

He’s a front stabbing kinda guy

[@courtneybrubaker9738]

I hope

[@juditrotter5176]

Baby Boomers have to be more alert!

[@HamzooPineda]

This guy is clearly has a TDS bigly. When you were fired, then what would you expect???😅

[@danashane]

the real question: why is anyone paying attention to Anthony Scaramucci?

[@lindahollingsworth2567]

Yet here you are. Please.

[@DonnaGisellaTranchel]

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙😊😊😊

[@jazzbeau507]

I would say a lot can happen between now and November and difficult to know who is going to win the election, and there is some uncertainty in my mind who will be running.

[@patrickgilmore4602]

Because he will

[@DavidLee-bf2pe]

Did you notice? There was no interruption rude enough to keep Scaramucci from completing a thought complimentary of Joe Biden. THUMBS DOWN.

[@ThomasDisisto]

He was there 11 days, how is that enough time to get to know anyone? Not credible.

[@solarwind907]

Why would we care with Scaramucci thinks?

[@maltlickytexas]

For the same reason you are here commenting on an interview with Scaramucci.😂

[@solarwind907]

@@maltlickytexas I didn't watch the vid, bro

[@maltlickytexas]

@@solarwind907 And you are back to the podcast!😂

[@lindahollingsworth2567]

Yet here you are. Sit down

[@razamanaz8199]

Seeking fame from 11 days of failure. The Mooch is not my cup of tea, so didn’t bother to listen🤯

[@thecatisoutofthebag83]

I purposely say I don’t know who I’m voting for so we get a big surprise in November!

[@manita2653]

IGNORANCE IS BLISS!!! THINK CAREFULLY IF YOU CAN…THE FUTURE OF USA IS AT STAKE!! DEMOCRACY IS IN THE HANDS OF TRUMP and THIS DEMAGOGUE WANTS HIS HEROES PUTIN, etc to help him RULE the WORLD,!!!

[@reluctant_lemming7733]

I like Scaramucci, but he's got the polling thing exactly backwards. In the states that will matter (Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, and hopefully Florida), I believe people are less likely to report they are Trump supporters. As Scaramucci correctly explained, Trump has sky-high negatives throughout the country (especially in these swing states where politics runs hot) and there is a definite risk in publicly announcing (confessing) that one has even mild affection for the guy. Scaramucci may be correct about a Bradley Effect this time round, but if there is, my bet is it will be contrary to his optimistic expectations.

[@nazihjawhary3389]

It is so much waste of time to listen to both of you. Yakhhhhhhhh

[@AidanBird-b6s]

If USA increases taxes, then the dollar will have a higher value… and this will offset the currency expansion…

[@qake2021]

😁😁😁😁😁✌️😁😁😁😁😁

[@AidanBird-b6s]

Bcoin needs to use less energy,,.. maybe get some solar panels?, wind, geothermal… tidal… anything to make it sustainable.

[@JoelUldrych-kh2sc]

Anthony is out to lunch.

[@DavidStOurs-p1w]

This was a very good conversation with Anthony Scaramoochi. I enjoy listening to him. Very intelligent man. Everything he talked about IS EXACTLY WHAT RFK, JR IS TELLING US. EVERYTHING! And that is why I'm voting for RFK, Jr.

[@jcbarker1]

A vote for RFK is mostly a vote for DJT. RFK cannot win. He is a spoiler candidate. You have a binary choice and it is easy if you are pro democracy. Biden.

[@morningsky8045]

Well I guess that means he will get one vote then.

[@DavidStOurs-p1w]

@@morningsky8045 mine, Anthony Scaramoochi and anyone else who actually listen's to his video's on KZbin. You should listen to what HE IS SAYING. Problem is to many people like yourself don't listen to what he's saying. So you and them know nothing. Only what you THINK you know.

[@ROUTE_888]

A vote for RFK is a vote for Chump remember that

[@DavidStOurs-p1w]

That is exactly what the Washington establishment wants you to believe. If everyone in this country voted for RFK, Jr. Neither Trump nor Biden would win. Would they. But don't worry. The Washington elites. The political establishment will make sure an independent never gets a chance to run ever again. After Ross Perro ran they thought they made it impossible for that to happen again. They will continue to keep the Washington establishment open for business as usual because the American people don't know any better. They sure have the American people brain washed.

[@3x3mm]

yt police again.

[@jamesmullins6681]

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