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In the current Time-Magazine-Cover story over the first 100 days of the second term of office of Donald Trump A consultant of the President explained the president’s revenge strategy. “Either we come after you. We’ll get you ready or you help me.”
Goodfellas and the gangster mentality of the president
There is one Famous scene in Goodfellasthat explains this mentality of a mafia boss. In the narrative voice of Ray Liottas Wiseguy Henry Hill, we learn that the New York mafia boss Paulie everyone who owes him loyal or owes him anything, says: “Fuck you, pay me”. Or otherwise … Trump seems to lead the federal government with the same gangster mentality. Worse, it works. Way too good.
Trump’s dealings with Disney, Meta and other corporations
As the president essentially too Disney and Meta said: “You have nice companies. ABC and Facebook. It would be a shame if something would happen to them”, millions of dollars were soon paid for comparative payments to Trump’s presidential library fund. (Which books next to “The Art of the Deal“Everyone can imagine on the shelves of a Trump library.)
The surrender of large law firms and universities
Supposedly aggressive law firms such as Paul Weiss,, Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps also leaned. And surrendered, which cost hundreds of millions of billable hours. The Columbia University followed soon afterto avoid the president’s anger (and to receive $ 400 million in funding). “I have to do something right. Because I got a lot of money from many law firms,” said Trump Time.
Millions of losses and lazy comparisons in favor of Trump
Both chambers of the congress controlled by the Republicans have also given in. And refused to stand against Trump’s ruinous customs policy that us in one Worldwide recession threatens to fall. The depressed and shaken senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska recently admitted to her voters that she and her colleagues “Everyone is afraid“. She warned that” retaliation measures are real “. The spokesman for the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, who is known for his courage, Said opposite Time: “President Trump is the most powerful force in modern politics. Everyone wants to ride on this train and not stand in front of it.”
Harvard and lawyers against Trump’s politics
Well, not everyone. Harvard has defended himself against Trump’s relentless harassment. And a federal action Submitted in which the government accuses it to violate its rights from the first constitutional additive. A group of law firms has come togetherto file a lawsuit. Protests have broken out in all states, led by Coalitions such as 50501. And an anti-elon musk campaign and a boycott have contributed to the Tesla share in the middle of the devastating Budget cuts to bring down the so -called Department of Government Efficiency. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tour the country to betting against the oligarchy. You speak of huge crowds. Among other things in Salt Lake City.
Trump’s autocracy vision: “Government by Men”
Trump’s current survey values are historically bad. And just four months after taking office, a majority of respondents reject his actions. Nevertheless, the president presses in an interview with the Time-Magazin only triumph and ego. He even refuses The basic idea that the United States are a nation that is ruled by laws and not by humans. “We are a government in which men are involved in the legislative process. And ideally there are honest men like me,” Trump told the Time-Magazine. This is the way to autocracy, camouflaged as a Trump’s exceptionalism.
The “Mafiaboss Trump”: Parallels to Al Capone and John Gotti
Trump compares gladly with Al Caponethe Scarface personally. Like Capone during the prohibition in Chicago, Trump threatens several pillars of our society. The American economy, universities, the congress. And through his ongoing fear campaign, he brought in millions. It turns out that the most powerful man in the world can be an effective extortionist.
Why Trump remains the most powerful blackmail of modern politics
Despite its fantasies, the Trump mafia boss is more like John Gotti. The “Daper Don” and Trump came out in New York City in the 70s and 80s. Both came from the outskirts. Impressively styled, bright, brazen and with their heroic deeds, they dominated the tabloid.
Gotti, the most notorious gangster of his time, ruled with fear, intimidation and murder. He also came from the Gangster School of “Goodfellas”. It is only natural that one of his subordinates from the family of criminals now Maga politician is in New Jersey. The “Fuck You, Pay Me” mentality is an ugly and constant side of the American Way. Gotti and the Goodfellas-Crew got what they wanted at the end.
Trump is another case. His scary happiness, his political cunning, his influence and power managed to keep himself above the law. And an end is not in sight.