Donald Trump | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
21 Aug 2024 (23 days ago)
Theo Von and Donald Trump
- Theo Von will be performing in Las Vegas, Nevada over Labor Day weekend.
- Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), helped arrange the meeting between Donald Trump and Theo Von.
Family and Personal Experiences
- Donald Trump's son, Barron, will be attending college in the fall.
- Donald Trump had a brother named Fred Trump.
- Fred Trump struggled with alcohol addiction.
- Donald Trump does not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes.
- An individual attended Wharton School of Finance, part of the University of Pennsylvania, with a friend who developed alcoholism despite disliking the taste of scotch.
- This individual's brother, a skilled pilot, also struggled with alcoholism, leading to several severe health crises and the eventual need to quit flying.
- The individual attributes their own abstinence from alcohol and cigarettes to their brother's advice and example.
Elon Musk and Social Media
- A recent discussion with Elon Musk lasted for two hours and fifteen minutes.
- Elon Musk paid 44 billion dollars to have his own voice in the world.
- Truth Social has been a successful platform for the speaker and has allowed him to get his voice back after being banned from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Healthcare and Lobbying
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers a single platform for infrastructure, database application development, and AI needs.
- The Sackler family received financial consequences but were not otherwise severely punished for their role in the opioid epidemic.
- Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is being laced into other drugs, leading to an increase in overdoses.
- Lobbyists hold significant influence in Washington, advocating for various industries, including alcohol, and often prioritize financial gain over public benefit.
- A suggestion is made to prohibit individuals who have held government positions, particularly those involved in contract allocation, from becoming lobbyists to prevent conflicts of interest.
- An executive order was signed that mandated hospitals and insurance providers to disclose their prices publicly, aiming to increase transparency and competition within the healthcare industry, but the order has not been enforced.
- A leading cause of bankruptcy in America is medical debt.
- The most powerful lobby in the country is the lawyer lobby.
Politics and Current Events
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unable to register as a third-party candidate in New York due to opposition from Democrats. (00:42:12)
- Jake Tapper and Dana Bash were fair and even-handed during a debate.
- Bernie Sanders was sidetracked a few years ago.
- Insulin was brought down to $35.
- The speaker built hundreds of miles of border wall, claiming it was effective, and planned to build 200 more miles but was prevented from doing so.
- The U.S. border was previously secure, but is now a disaster.
- The current administration is the worst in the history of the U.S.. (00:55:43)
- Kamala Harris is the worst vice president in the history of the U.S..
Products and Companies
- Moink is a company that sources meat from American family farms, pays the farmers fairly, and delivers to consumers at affordable prices.
- BlueChew is an online service that provides the same active ingredients as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra in chewable form and at a lower cost.
Boxing and MMA
- Dustin Poirier is a mixed martial arts fighter from Louisiana. (00:07:04)
- The first fight attended was the Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali fight in Madison Square Garden.
- Kid Rock is a great guy, a legend, and a real dirt serpent.