Axios recently released an article titled “Trump's shadow presidency clouds Biden's final weeks”, and Glenn has a few thoughts: “The only ‘shadow presidency’ that we should be talking about is, who the hell is president right now? It’s not Biden.” Glenn explains why Trump’s actions as President-elect are “promises kept” and a return to common sense. The world is being put on notice that a new sheriff is coming to town. Glenn also reviews some of Trump’s biggest moves, like his tariff threats to Canada and Mexico.
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GLENN: There's this story in Axios today that just kills me.
Just the headline kills me: Trump's shadow presidency clouds Biden's final weeks.
Here's the only shadow presidency that we should be talking. Who the hell is president right now? It's not him. I don't care what anybody says.
It's not him!
Who is the president of the United States?
Interesting question. Nobody seems to want to talk about.
STU: I mean, it's going so poorly. It's hard to believe it's not him. You know, I've got to -- it kind of seems like central to his governing philosophy.
But I -- I -- I think you're right. It doesn't seem like he's really the president. And, by the way, you mentioned this the other day.
By the way, you mentioned this the other day, where did Kamala Harris go?
Haven't seen her, since I think the day after the election.
GLENN: No. Gone. Just gone. I have no idea. No idea.
Now, Axios says, here's why this matters. There can only be one man that occupies the White House.
Yeah, you're right. You're right.
They go on. Let me quote.
But the norm-busting assertiveness of Donald Trump and his transition team, and the rapidly fading relevance of the presidency in the US. It's something of a two-headed presidency.
No. Here's what's happened. This is not a shadow presidency. This is promises kept.
Okay? The world is being put on notice right now. There's a new sheriff in town.
I'm not there yet.
But I'm coming.
Now, we can play this two ways. You can understand that the time of insanity is over. And you can start preparing right now, to fix that.
Or when I get into office. Because I have promised the American people, I am going to fix this at lightning speed. I'm giving you the opportunity to get ahead of the curve.
Because Mexico, you don't fix the drug problem, you keep shipping people across your border.
I'm going to put a 25 percent tariff on everything you sell.
I'll cripple your markets.
Okay. Are you threatening? Yeah. I am. I am threatening you.
I mean, that's what I would say if I were the president. Why mess around?
This is what he means, what he says. Tariffs are coming.
So when he calls the new president of Mexico, and says that, it's not a shadow government.
It's somebody saying, this is what's coming.
You want to play ball? Or do you want to be outside?
And he's doing that, with almost everything. I mean, he did it with -- with Trudeau. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to send up additional helicopters and drones to protect the border.
And I'm -- I'm also going to put tariffs on you, Canada. And I personallily.
I love Canada. You should be the 51st state, okay?
You're not playing -- he's playing hardball with Trudeau.
He's telling Canada. We love you.
We love you. I don't have any problem. Just stop what's coming over the border.
Because we're not doing it anymore. What is the difference between that and when Joe Biden was the elect, and he was saying, we're not going to prosecute anybody?
What's the difference?
The difference is Donald Trump is telling heads of state, return to law and order.
Joe Biden was saying, there's no law and order here! There's no sheriff in town, soon!
On foreign policy. He -- they're criticizing. He's claimed credit for Iran's apparent decision not to retaliate against Israel for its October attack.
Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Who doesn't believe that?
Honestly, who doesn't believe that?
You've gone from Joe Biden, who has made them wealthy again. Give up them everything they want. Opened our coughers. Opened our doors.
Allowed them to get away with anything. And the guy who just four years ago had them on the brink of bankruptcy, had them on the brink of internal revolution. Which would have set a great people free, he's coming back.
Now, you're just one of the mullahs.
You might believe the, you know, 80 or 90, or however many virgins you're getting.
You know, you might think, hey, that's coming.
That's coming my way. Uh-huh. But there's also somebody else around you, that's a little pragmatic. That will go, yeah.
But we may just be blown up, ourselves.
You know, at some point, you ask yourself, I've got a pretty good life.
I'm not -- I mean, we're making some progress. Do I really want the United States to kill me? Do I?
That's what's happening in Iran.
They know. This is -- this is why he is such a great negotiator.
Because everyone knows. Do you know how he bought Mar-a-Lago?
Mar-a-Lago, I will get the numbers wrong. But it was like $30 million.
It had been given to the United States by Merriweather Post in like '70 something, '72.
Been given to the United States government, as the Southern White House.
Okay? And when Jimmy Carter got in. He said, it's too expensive to keep up, we're just going to give it back.
So he gives it back.
Somebody else buys it. I think it was given again to the United States as the Southern White House. They give it back again.
And so Donald Trump buys it. Now, that thing was selling for -- and I will get the numbers wrong. It was selling for $30 million. Something like that.
It was worth so much more now.
But it was $30 million, and $10 million just for the -- just for the furniture.
This was built by E.F. Hutton and his wife, Merriweather Post, who Post -- as in Post cereal. Okay?
So it's a remarkable piece of property.
Donald Trump came in and said, okay. I'm going to buy it. But I won't pay $40 million for it.
Because it will take $40 million at least to get it back in shape. I want it for at least -- I'm making the numbers up. For 10 million. With the furniture.
Or 10 million, and then 2 million for the furniture.
They said, no. How dare you. How dare you.
Okay. So what did he do? He went and bought the little sliver of beach, right across the street from the mansion. That provided the view, to the ocean.
And then he went back, and he said, I just bought this.
I will just build a tall building here, that I will live in.
It will wreck your view. I mean, how much do you think your house will be worth then?
He -- he -- they knew, he meant what he said. I think he got it for $10 million total, with the furniture and the house.
Okay?
He -- he is known, as saying what he means and means what he says.
So when he says, you know, this is going to end, yes. It ends.
So he's -- there's no shadow government here.
It's that the leaders of the world know, he will do it. Unlike every other president that we've had, including him the first time. Americans didn't know, neither did the world.
Will he actually do that? When he -- when he says, yeah. You little guy over there, in North Korea.
I might just have to blow you up. They now know, he'll do it. He'll do it.
So I really don't want to die. Also, they're saying, he's not responsible for the booming stock market right now.
You know, I don't know the stock -- I don't -- the stock market is completely unhinged from anything real.
Okay? It's way overvalued. It's -- it's ridiculous, what's going on.
Because we've been printing money and giving it to the banks. And the banks have been investing in their own companies. And driving the stock market up.
It's ridiculous. It's not real anymore. It's not actual capitalism.
However, the first sign of capitalism, that I have seen, is the bump of the stock market, after Donald Trump was elected.
Because everyone with money knew, they're going to increase our corporate taxes. They're going to increase the -- the regulations on everything we do.
They're going to start -- they're going to continue to pick winners and losers.
They knew.
They had to say, we want to save our money.
And buy as much of our company, as we can.
And hold on. And don't spend any money.
Because we have no idea, what these crazy people will do.
They know what Donald Trump will do.
Because he said it, and he's done it before.
And it may not be in their best interest. But it will be in the best interest of their bottom line. Because he's going to fix the economy for the American people.
Meaning, they will have more money to spend. And he will put the focus on American companies, not foreign companies.
So, yeah. Explain crypto without Donald Trump.
Crypto, has it broken 100,000 yet?
STU: It did yesterday. Yeah. Last night.
GLENN: 100,000.
STU: About 102,000 right now.
GLENN: So what do you think that is?
What do you think that is?
You know, another thing he's responsible for. The pardon of Hunter Biden.
Because -- and the blanket pardon, pardon of, no matter what he's done for ten years, that's happening.
They must just pardon him for the taxes and for the drugs and everything else that he was charged with.
For the first time in history. I don't even know if it's legal. First time in history.
They pardon him for anything he might have done.
From 2014 to December 1st.
Okay? Anything. You find anything -- you did anything wrong. He's pardoned for it.
Why is that? Because radical transparency is coming.
He's not going to go on a witch hunt.
He's going to start exposing the truth by declassifying, what's really been going on.
Biden goes to Angola this week.
And he says, we want to rebuild you.
We're going to give you a billion dollars. And yet, there are still piles of houses, 30 feet high.
In Appalachia.
There are Americans struggling. This isn't a shadow government. This is a complete return to common sense. And the world knows, the next president means it!