“I think that between the two candidates, I think this was clearly, from a policy perspective, the best outcome for America.” “So let’s now talk about some of those policy issues. Perhaps the biggest one being this question mark that nobody knows the real answer to, which revolves around tariffs because they have a huge, huge impact on the economy.” “You’re missing the big picture. It’s not even close to the biggest issue.” “Bring it.” “The biggest issue —” in the United States “Bring it.” “The biggest issue in the United States is that America is open for business again. The endless amount of regulatory and litigation-induced paralysis from the Biden administration is over. It’s over. So when I’m with a group of American executives, whether it’s from telecommunications, it’s from the consumer space, they are — whether they voted for Trump or for Harris, from a perspective of building their business, they are smiling from ear to ear.” “Are you a believer in Elon Musk and Doge? Because that relates right now to whether the bond market is going to say we’re getting things under control or not. Or maybe not.” “I think to make Elon wear that entire burden of responsibility is a bit preposterous.” “Do you think —” “I mean, let’s be clear, he is truly one of the great entrepreneurs of our lifetime. What I don’t care for about crypto is what problem does it solve for our economy?” “Because you’ve said that a lot, that what problem does it solve?” “What problem does it solve?” “Does it — therefore, do you say this whole thing is some crazy speculative bubble that ends badly the way Warren Buffett says? Or do you say it could just live up, live up in these numbers, and it makes a lot of sense?” “So the question is, is how much has this structurally captured the zeitgeist of the world? Just —” “What do you think?” “I don’t know. I don’t know. I think part of this is, going back to why do people vote for Trump. They want to get away from the yoke of government.”
