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The conversation extends beyond just crypto; it implicates how political finance operates in contemporary America. With Trump’s history of mixing business with politics, this scenario can be interpreted as a brazen approach to leverage his political standing for potential gain. Conversations about civil lawsuits, political support through stock holdings, and even transaction settlements reek of an era where politics and business intertwine with unsettling ease.
Had any prior president initiated such a financial model days prior to taking office, it would have ignited a national scandal, leading headlines on every outlet. Yet, as Tim Miller, the host, suggests, perhaps the normalization of Trump’s controversies—wherein they are taken as par for the course—has numbed the collective response.