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What Trump understood was that Bezos’s submission would be of limited use if it was kept quiet. Because the point of dominating Bezos wasn’t just to dominate Bezos. It was to send a message to every other businessman, entrepreneur, and corporation in America: that these are the rules of the game. If you are nice to Trump, the government will be nice to you. If you criticize Trump, the government will be used against you. Which is why Trump met with Blue Origin on the same day that Bezos yielded. It was a demonstration—a very public demonstration.

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What Trump understood was that Bezos’s submission would be of limited use if it was kept quiet. Because the point of dominating Bezos wasn’t just to dominate Bezos. It was to send a message to every other businessman, entrepreneur, and corporation in America: that these are the rules of the game. If you are nice to Trump, the government will be nice to you. If you criticize Trump, the government will be used against you. Which is why Trump met with Blue Origin on the same day that Bezos yielded. It was a demonstration—a very public demonstration.
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Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦 (kegill@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 14:15:05 JST Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦

Jeff #Bezos: the Blue Origin meeting “was scheduled quickly that morning.”
The Bulwark: “If you are nice to Trump, the government will be nice to you. If you criticize #Trump, the government will be used against you. Which is why Trump met with Blue Origin on the same day that Bezos yielded. It was a demonstration—a very public demonstration.”
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https://wapo.st/3NKRzHc
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bezos-trump-and-the-failure-of-democracy
#RuleOfLaw #Election2024 #USPolitics

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