RB Reich: Trump's wrecking ball crew an the looting of America

[CousinIT]

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-billionaire-takeover-and-the

. . ..At first, I thought Trump’s gonzo nominations were intended to flood the zone — overwhelm us, demoralize us, cause us to lose our minds.

Alternatively, I thought, they had a strategic purpose: Smoke out Senate Republicans who might stand in Trump’s way on other issues — such as allying with Putin and destroying NATO — so Trump could purge the holdouts through primary challengers and angry MAGAs.

But while flooding the zone and purging recalcitrant Senate Republicans may be part of it, I’ve come to think there’s a larger plan at work.

Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow billionaires loot America.

[CrispyQ]

1. Reich is just waking up to that fact now????

The American treasury & all our assets have always been the goal. Democracy around the world is just going to get harder & harder to hang onto with climate chaos, & US voters just dealt a horrible blow.

[Keepthesoulalive]

2. They have been doing it for years

They are just speeding it up. Deregulation smoke and mirrors for allowing corporations to do anything they choose. And a corrupt Supreme Court making anything rich people want to do legal including buying elections.