Aaron Levie
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And look, we'd like to do more, but that is a huge shift in the conversation. There's other pieces of it as well. I mean, President Trump has signed a significant number of executive orders on deregulation. There's also been unleashing energy. He ended Biden's EV mandate and a lot of these like green new scam projects, offshore wind, and he's been encouraging oil and gas exploration.
And look, we'd like to do more, but that is a huge shift in the conversation. There's other pieces of it as well. I mean, President Trump has signed a significant number of executive orders on deregulation. There's also been unleashing energy. He ended Biden's EV mandate and a lot of these like green new scam projects, offshore wind, and he's been encouraging oil and gas exploration.
So I think there's that. And then I appreciate what Aaron said about tech innovation. We did repeal Biden's exec order on AI, which was 100 pages of unnecessary regulation on AI. We've ended the war on crypto. And I think we're trying to stop the regulatory capture that benefits large incumbents. So you have all these things.
So I think there's that. And then I appreciate what Aaron said about tech innovation. We did repeal Biden's exec order on AI, which was 100 pages of unnecessary regulation on AI. We've ended the war on crypto. And I think we're trying to stop the regulatory capture that benefits large incumbents. So you have all these things.
And there's been other things that have been done on the economy as well. But I do think that this sets us up for a Trump boom in the future. It's just that a lot of these changes take time to play out.
And there's been other things that have been done on the economy as well. But I do think that this sets us up for a Trump boom in the future. It's just that a lot of these changes take time to play out.
I think it's remarkable how much of a Putin apologist J. Cal's become. I mean, you want to end the war in Ukraine now? I've always wanted to. You're just going to give in to Putin? No, no, no. You're not going to stop Putin?
I think it's remarkable how much of a Putin apologist J. Cal's become. I mean, you want to end the war in Ukraine now? I've always wanted to. You're just going to give in to Putin? No, no, no. You're not going to stop Putin?
Oh, you want to talk to Putin now?
Oh, you want to talk to Putin now?
Yeah. Let me build on that point with respect to Ukraine is we were on a glide path before the Trump presidency. That Biden had put us on a certain path. Kamala Harris gave every indication she would have continued it. What was that path? It was a path of continued escalation and doubling down in Ukraine.
Yeah. Let me build on that point with respect to Ukraine is we were on a glide path before the Trump presidency. That Biden had put us on a certain path. Kamala Harris gave every indication she would have continued it. What was that path? It was a path of continued escalation and doubling down in Ukraine.
Recall that it was Biden himself at the beginning of the war who said that if we give Ukraine Abrams tanks and F-16s or Atacoms or HIMARS, or if we allow them to hit targets inside of Russia, it would lead to World War III. He actually used the word Armageddon.
Recall that it was Biden himself at the beginning of the war who said that if we give Ukraine Abrams tanks and F-16s or Atacoms or HIMARS, or if we allow them to hit targets inside of Russia, it would lead to World War III. He actually used the word Armageddon.
So at the beginning of that administration, they were very concerned about how an escalatory path could lead us into direct conflict with Russia and World War III. And yet, despite that, at every fork in the road where they had a choice, they ended up doubling down. They gave the Abrams tanks, they gave the F-16s, they gave the HIMARS, they gave the ATAKMS.
So at the beginning of that administration, they were very concerned about how an escalatory path could lead us into direct conflict with Russia and World War III. And yet, despite that, at every fork in the road where they had a choice, they ended up doubling down. They gave the Abrams tanks, they gave the F-16s, they gave the HIMARS, they gave the ATAKMS.
And finally, when Biden was a lame duck in his last couple months in office, they did the most reckless and irresponsible thing, which is allow American weapons to be used to strike targets on Russian soil, not just fighting in Ukraine, but on Russian soil.
And finally, when Biden was a lame duck in his last couple months in office, they did the most reckless and irresponsible thing, which is allow American weapons to be used to strike targets on Russian soil, not just fighting in Ukraine, but on Russian soil.
Moreover, we now know from a New York Times article that just came out in the last few weeks that it was American generals and American intelligence who were planning this war. So when you're talking about striking Russian targets on Russian soil, it's not just the Ukrainians using our weapons. They're using our targeting. They're using our guidance. They're using our satellites.
Moreover, we now know from a New York Times article that just came out in the last few weeks that it was American generals and American intelligence who were planning this war. So when you're talking about striking Russian targets on Russian soil, it's not just the Ukrainians using our weapons. They're using our targeting. They're using our guidance. They're using our satellites.