Trump II is tossing around markers as he weighs two opposing bids for Warner Brothers Discovery. In one corner is TechGod/Media Giant Netflix and in the other TechGod related, Media Giant Paramount Skydance. Skydance CEO David Ellison is the son of Larry Ellison of Oracle, a major TechGod and good friend of Trump II.
The Paramount Skydance hostile bid has big Middle Eastern money in the equity portion, including funds from Affinity Partners, a private equity underwriter (PEU) founded by Trump II's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The next Fed Chair is rumored to be National Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett, the former Global Head of Research for Affinity Partners. Hassett would participate in a CFIUS review if that should come in play.
Under either deal Trump will usurp or extract something that feeds his or his family's pocketbook and enhances his image in each and every present moment.
The White House is tired of losing to women, be it Sabrina Carpenter or Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fake videos and tantrums to Paramount's Chief gets Trump II that fleeting, hollow moment of payback. Trump II needs the winner to tamp down the Sabrina's and Marjorie's as his 79 year old ego is as fragile as his lower limb vascular structure.
Independent voters see a tired, old fool throwing haymakers at apparitions. There is nothing there, just a series of straw-bots created by the algorithm that poses as Trump II's brain.
These are diversions for the real agenda, the accumulation of obscene levels of power (in a flipping democracy) and gargantuan wealth, equally obscene in a democracy that once prized a vibrant middle class as a vital ingredient.
Trump intends to get involved. Deal makers get deal fees. As for deal making, Trump demands concessions that favor him and his family. He then berates that party mercilessly, until they give in. The petulant child style of deal making is back in vogue for the nation and world to see.
Congress and the Supremes seem happy to support, even cheer, behavior that would embarrass any decent person. Trump II's antics are offensive, especially to parents wanting to raise a child that could fit in and contribute to society. Not bully and take from others every chance they get.
Politicians Red & Blue love PEU and their new TechGod/CryptoBro brethren. Increasingly, more are one. The current crop in power wants it all. That leaves little for the average citizen.
The Trump brand's tagline should be: "Conflicts of Interest 'R US"
