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Jul 2Liked by Michael Rushton

What you write is true. If only Bannon were just a laughable figure.

But, I fear that, with Trump's dictatorship looming, David Brooks' interview of Bannon is worth reading. Like it or not, Bannon has a large following. He will likely remain outside the official Trump dictatorship, but will wield influence (until the inevitable day when he falls out of favor yet again).

To take just one point from the interview, I think Bannon is wrong that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will resign when Trump is elected. But, I do think that Trump and his economic team will demand that Powell resign and will search for any means to force him out.

I am not a lawyer, but I have a hazy notion that the President has broad scope to invoke the Insurrection Act, and then has nearly unlimited powers under that Act.

I may be getting too carried away in the aftermath of the debate debacle.

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Jul 1Liked by Michael Rushton

I regret the how many ever minutes spent reading Brooks' interview of Bannon.

There is this gem:

"not one more penny in Ukraine" but "We want to see an elimination of the Chinese Communist Party."

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