Executive founders require a compliant board of directors and in the case of Trump II, that's a subservient Cabinet, Congress and Supreme Court.
Trump II is the kind of leader where anything that came before him is anathema. It can only be saved by his personal touch, by his genius intervention.
Such executives' personal force is so powerful it exceeds societal norms, longstanding party platforms and even the law. They are the law, a deity and what they say goes. Period.
Founding Fathers must be usurped. Like a dog pees to claim its territory, Great Presidents must be marked (Kennedy Center, Ford Theater). New monuments must be built in Trump II's honor. The elevation of the Washington, D. C. must be changed to reflect Trump II's greatness.
This all requires money, lots of it, which brings us back to executive founders from Silicon Valley and storied private equity underwriters (PEU) like Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, (another co-founder).
Fortunately, Schwarzman's streak of State Dinner invites continued with last night's event for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
TechGods populated the guest list. This group of serial founders attended en masse. Junior TechGod and PEU founder of Narnia Capital J.D. Vance attended in his current role of Vice President.
Rather than alphabetical like most White House's, the list is in order of political importance. It went::Trump II & Melania, Xi and his wife, Trump's closest advisors and spouses, the Chinese delegation (guests) and then the wider Trump family. From there it was populated mostly by TechGods/PEUs/major donors with a smattering of media types.
Two of Trump's largest donors attended, Miriam Adelson and Elon Musk.
Schwarzman fell between Larry Fink of BlackRock and Sam Altman of OpenAI.
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Most spouses were listed next to their Trump associated significant other. The exception was RFK, Jr.'s wife, Cheryl Hines. She was dead last. That's the way Trump II rolls.
I worked for a Trump like boss early in my career and recall being at the bottom of a tyrant's arbitrary list. God provided a way out then and I trust he will do likewise now.
Petty dictatorship is so awfully human. Christ called us to rise above and for that he rose again. I have faith we will too. Lord, help us. Lord, help us all.
