Writing on Twitter, Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman provides his reasoning for supporting President Donald Trump.
Bill Ackman: “A number of my good friends and family have been surprised about my decision to support Donald Trump for president. They have been surprised because my political giving history has been mostly to Democrats, my voting registration has typically been Democrat (in NY, you must be registered to the party in order to vote in the primary, and usually the Republican candidate has no chance to win), and many of our philanthropic initiatives have supported issues that are consistent with Democratic priorities.
All of the above said, I have always considered myself to be a centrist and/or moderate, and I have voted for the candidate and supported the issues and policies that I believe are in the best interest of the country. Some have accused me of supporting Trump because doing so will somehow benefit me financially. Fortunately, I do not need any financial benefits as I and my family have well more than we need. I have also committed to give away the substantial majority of my resources at or by the time I am no longer, so I don’t consider personal financial benefits in the determination of whom I support for office.
Some have suggested that I am supporting Trump because I am seeking a position in his administration. To be clear, I haven’t been offered one and I wouldn’t take a job in the administration (I love my job and it is the wrong time in my life to work in an administration). I will, however, do everything else I can to help the president succeed in helping our country and its citizens.
All of the above said, I am an investor who manages funds that own some of the best, principally American, businesses in the world. In a better governed and managed America, these business will do better and increase in value faster. One might therefore argue that being ‘long’ America is somehow a conflict, so I thought to disclose this potential ‘conflict’ here.
Some of my friends and family who support Kamala Harris are ok with my supporting Trump, but don’t want me to attempt to convince others to support him. Because I strongly believe that a Trump administration will be better for the country and the world than a Harris administration, I think it is important to share my thinking to the extent it helps others come to the right conclusion.
Three months ago, when I endorsed Trump on the day of the first assassination attempt, I promised to share my thinking about why I came to this conclusion in a future more detailed post. I intend to do so in possibly more than one post, with the first, this one, explaining the actions and policies of the Biden/Harris administration and Democratic Party that were the catalysts for my losing total confidence in the administration and the Party.
To be clear, my decision to vote for Trump is not an endorsement of everything he has done or will do because he is an imperfect man. Unlike a marriage or a business partnership where there are effectively unlimited alternatives, in this election, we have only two viable choices. Of the two, I believe that Trump is by far the superior candidate despite his flaws and mistakes he has made in the past.
As always, I welcome your feedback on how I could be wrong and on how the below actions and policies I outline below might actually have been good for America. I have always believed that the best way to get to the truth is to hear the best arguments on all sides of an issue.
While the 33 actions I describe below are those of the Democratic Party and the Biden/Harris administration, they are also the actions and policies that unfortunately our most aggressive adversaries would likely implement if they wanted to destroy America from within, and had the ability to take control of our leadership.
These are the 33:
(1) open the borders to millions of immigrants who were not screened for their risk to the country, dumping them into communities where the new immigrants overwhelm existing communities and the infrastructure to support the new entrants, at the expense of the historic residents,
(2) introduce economic policies and massively increase spending without regard to their impact on inflation and the consequences for low-income Americans and the increase in our deficit and national debt,
(3) withdraw from Afghanistan, abandoning our local partners and the civilians who worked alongside us in an unprepared, overnight withdrawal that led to American casualties and destroyed the lives of Afghani women and girls for generations, against the strong advice of our military leadership, and thereafter not showing appropriate respect for their loss at a memorial ceremony in their honor,
(4) introduce thousands of new and unnecessary regulations in light of the existing regulatory regime that interfere with our businesses’ ability to compete, restraining the development of desperately needed housing, infrastructure, and energy production with the associated inflationary effects,
(5) modify the bail system so that violent criminals are released without bail,
(6) destroy our street retailers and communities and promote lawlessness by making shoplifting (except above large thresholds) no longer a criminal offense,
(7) limit and/or attempt to limit or ban fracking and LNG so that U.S. energy costs increase substantially and the U.S. loses its energy independence,
(8) promote DEI ideologies that award jobs, awards, and university admissions on the basis of race, sexual identity and gender criteria, and teach our students and citizens that the world can only be understood as an unfair battle between oppressors and the oppressed, where the oppressors are only successful due to structural racism or a rigged system and the oppressed are simply victims of an unfair system and world,
(9) educate our elementary children that gender is fluid, something to be chosen by a child, and promote hormone blockers and gender reassignment surgeries to our youth without regard to the longer-term consequences to their mental and physical health, and allow biological boys and men to compete in girls and women’s sports, depriving girls and women of scholarships, awards, and other opportunities that they would have rightly earned otherwise,
(10) encourage and celebrate massive protests and riots that lead to the burning and destruction of local retail and business establishments while at the same time requiring schools to be shuttered because of the risk of Covid-19 spreading during large gatherings,
(11) encourage and celebrate anti-American and anti-Israel protests and flag burning on campuses around the country with no consequences for the protesters who violate laws or university codes and policies,
(12) allow antisemitism to explode with no serious efforts from the administration to quell this hatred,
(13) mandate vaccines that have not been adequately tested nor have their risks been properly considered compared with the potential benefits adjusted for the age and health of the individual, censoring the contrary advice of top scientists around the world,
(14) shut down free speech in media and on social media platforms that is inconsistent with government policies and objectives,
(15) use the U.S., state, and local legal systems to attack and attempt to jail, take off the campaign trail, and/or massively fine candidates for the presidency without regard to the merits or precedential issues of the case,
(16) seek to defund the police and promote anti-police rhetoric causing a loss of confidence in those who are charged with protecting us,
(17) use government funds to subsidize auto companies and internet providers with vastly more expensive, dated and/or lower-quality technology when greatly superior and cheaper alternatives are available from companies that are owned and/or managed by individuals not favored by the current administration,
(18) mandate in legislation and otherwise government solutions to problems when the private sector can do a vastly better, faster, and cheaper job,
(19) seek to ban gas-powered cars and stoves without regard to the economic and practical consequences of doing so,
(20) take no serious actions when 45 American citizens are killed by terrorists and 12 are taken hostage,
(21) hold back armaments and weaponry from our most important ally in the Middle East in the midst of their hostage negotiations, hostages who include American citizens who have now been held for more than one year,
(22) eliminate sanctions on one of our most dangerous enemies enabling them to generate $150 billion+ of cash reserves from oil sales, which they can then use to fund terrorist proxy organizations who attack us and our allies. Exchange five American hostages held by Iran for five Iranians plus $6 billion of cash in the worst hostage negotiation in history setting a disastrous and dangerous precedent,
(23) remove known terrorist organizations from the terrorist list so we can provide aid to their people, and allow them to shoot rockets at U.S. assets and military bases with little if any military response from us,
(24) lie to the American people about the cognitive health of the president and accuse those who provide video evidence of his decline of sharing doctored videos and being right wing conspirators,
(25) do nothing about the deteriorating health of our citizens driven by the food industrial complex, the fraudulent USDA food pyramid, and the inclusion of ingredients in our food that are banned by other countries around the world which are more protective of their citizens,
(26) do nothing about the proliferation of new vaccines that are not properly analyzed for their risk versus the potential benefit for healthy children who are mandated to receive them,
(27) do nothing about the continued exemption from liability for the pharma industry that has led to a proliferation of mandatory vaccines for children without considering the potential cumulative effects of the now mandated 72-shot regime,
(28) convince our minority youth that they are victims of a rigged system and that the American dream is not available to them,
(29) fail to provide adequate Secret Service protection for alternative presidential candidates,
(30) litigate to prevent alternative candidates from getting on the ballot, and take other anti-competitive steps including threatening political consultants who wish to work for alternative candidates for the presidency, and limit the potential media access for other candidates by threatening the networks’ future access to the administration and access to ‘scoops’ if they platform an alternative candidate,
(31) select the Democratic nominee for president in a backroom process by undisclosed party leaders without allowing Americans to choose between candidates in an open primary,
(32) choose an inferior candidate for the presidency when other much more qualified candidates are available and interested to serve,
(33) litigate to make it illegal for states to require proof of citizenship, voter ID, and/or residence in order to vote at a time when many Americans have lost confidence in the accuracy and trustworthiness of our voting system.
I welcome your thoughts.”
I’m glad Bill Ackman woke up about these radical Marxists trying to undermine and destroy our Freedoms. I pray his excellent list makes the rounds nationwide and more folks ‘wake up’.
“they are also the actions and policies that unfortunately our most aggressive adversaries would likely implement if they wanted to destroy America from within, and had the ability to take control of our leadership.”
Unfortunately, it seems that the vast majority of this (mal)administration is bought and paid for by adversarial countries like China and Iran and organizations like the UN and WEF. There is no way of knowing just how much our current “leaders” are banking from the drug, sex trafficking, and human trafficking cartels.
It became clear from before the 2020 election that FJB was a stooge for countries like China, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Mexico, and others thanks to Hunter’s wheeling and dealing. It was ALL On that Laptop From Hell that Hunter left behind at a computer repair store. And yet, the threee letter agencies censored that information from a vast amount of people.
While I appreciate him laying this all out, what makes him the bringer of Truth? We have been pointing all of this out for decades. The list he lays out is everything Trump has said for years. If those 33 reasons just woke him up, where the heck was he for alllll the other candidates that participated in this stuff, such as the light bringer?
Again, thanks for stating it publicly, but he’s brought nothing new to the table. Why can’t people figure this stuff out on their own? It’s right in front of their faces. Why can’t his family see it?
Basically, what is wrong with human beings that they can’t see this stuff for rhemselves.
I also don’t like his qualifier about Trump not being perfect. Nobody said he was perfect. No need to pretend like if there was a more attractive candidate out there he would choose it. That’s bunk. And even if there was another candidate saying this stuff , they would most likely be FOS. See the last 3 Republican presidents or candidates before Trump. Romney, McStain, and Bush all talked about getting a handle on immigration but never stepped up when the vote time came. And on and on with all these topics.
If this is how he feels now, then what he is saying is that he’s been conservative all along. Because democrats have been pushing all the stuff my whole life.
So why now?
He tells you in his piece. He got his. His family has “more than they need.” Make no mistake, Ackman is no hero here (which I’m sure you know.) He even threw in the obligatory, “I’m giving it all away before I die, or when I die” nonsense. Sure, he will. After he sets up the trust funds for his family. I don’t begrudge him that. I do begrudge him his disingenuous bandwagon riding.
Designed to make sure he’s safe after the transition.
Just take “yes” for an answer, please.
As Elon Musk pointed out, Ackman just put himself in the same boat. Musk said if “Trump doesn’t win, i’m F*****.”
He knows the Left elite are gatekeepers of information.
Many on the left have not heard these specifics.
The minions on the left have to be told its ok now to read them and believe them.
So why now?
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Really? That’s your question, “why now”?
The answer then, is “Who cares why now!” This guy rubs elbows with the ultra rich. His common sense “Rule of 33” is so direct, so true, so easy to understand that maybe, just maybe, he’ll convince some of his uber liberal pals to vote for DJT
Yes, why now. Everything he states has been clear for decades. He’s in CYA mode which Reality Check states up above.
So yes…. why now? It’s disingenuous is why now. If you read his points, as I said, they’ve always existed.
Exactly! Those who visit and sit in the treehouse have known ALL OF THIS for a very long time. It is a positive that it’s getting attention given who he is…perhaps more will join in as they stand to PROFIT tremendously from the economic policies put forth by PDJT.
How many people even begin to think about politics more than a month before the election?
Most people do not follow this stuff on a daily basis and the election is going to be decided in less than 30 days by people who are just waking up from their MSM-induced coma.
it’s counterproductive to question people from any background who decided to support Trump (for whatever reason). DJT who everyone on this forum will be voting for, also has been a prominent Democrat supporter for decades – so what? Every vote counts support of influencers like Mr. Ackman can’t be overestmated.
decades
“It is hard to believe that thirty years ago the President of the United States lived in danger, and the Congress shook with fear at the sight and sound of the marchers.”
–Douglas MacArthur, Reminiscences (1964)
Imagine a new marx forward, unburdened by the old marx forward.
In March 1914, socialist mobs invaded churches all over New York City
“Around this period, communists were still developing the confrontational tactics that they would successfully employ later in American history.”
https://www.theconundrumcluster.com/p/freepost-in-march-1914-socialist
Assuming we’re not going to do the pretending thing here at CTH –
I believe the current left’s permissiveness and even encouragement of anti-Jew/anti-Israel rhetoric and even violence are what led him to the decision to speak the truth in public.
Most of the wealthy, powerful and connected know the truth of the things on his list but simply don’t care as long as they feel assured of their elite status and untouchability. Looks like the Jew hate struck a nerve and caused him to feel offended or have concern for his own position and safety so he decided to punch back as a warning to the (D) party for the future that it won’t be tolerated by the tribe.
Plus some ass covering because it looks like Trump may survive and win the election.
Yes. We need all allies we can get. No point in losing America because we didn’t want the “wrong people” to vote with us.
Not everyone is as wonderful as we are./s
It’s the right question, but the most logical answers point in opposite directions.
Why are people who made their billions building the information infrastructure for the western (or global) control grid (like Musk and Thiel) suddenly standing so close beside Trump? Musk’s Starlink satellites and Thiel’s Palentier surveillance software are key components of the global control grid, and made them rich–even if it is DARPA money stolen from the treasury.
So are they suddenly awake to the tyrannical version of technocracy that the Fed, BIS, and other global financial shot callers are building, and want to resist while they still have some leverage (incompleted infrastructure)?
Or are they the technocrats’ version of 2016 GOP’s Pence, Barr, and other administration infiltrators, positioning to influence Trump’s policy decisions?
Hope isn’t a plan, and I don’t have any answers. But I can pray!
“Suddenly”
Perhaps consider that the timeline of when support began might not be accurate.
Consequently, analysis based on the timelines accuracy would be flawed.
Fwiw:
President Trump has publicly said Elons support began long ago even though Elon didn’t chose to openly say he was endorsing President Trump and campaigning for him until recently.
My own research confirms what President Trump is telling those who are willing to hear what he’s saying.
why not now?
You have to have that disclaimer if you are going to have a chance to convince undecided or wavering voters to vote for Trump.
Why do you think the Democrats have conducted their lawfare as they have? It was to disqualify Donald Trump for those people who don’t pay attention.
We are not his audience.
Nothing Ackman is saying is new to us. But they are new to many of the people in Ackman’s circle. He can reach them. We can’t.
“what makes him the bringer of Truth?””Perhaps replacing “the” with the word “a” will improve the nutritional value of this food for thought question?
After all, aren’t we all called to be “a bringer of Truth” via our Light Hearted choices which include our thoughts, words and deeds?
Choices:
Ignore, PRAY for or PREY on fellow human beings; especially new allies in our current war who our host, Sundance, has chosen to bring to his reader’s attention.
I agree. He was busy making money. Then 10/7 happened AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE USA, couldn’t care less. Antisemitism reared it’s head.Many of the Jewish billionaires woke up and now sending money to yeshiva and Jewish organizations.
Because he was the only one to take the time to articulate the list. You didn’t, I didn’t, he did.
At least a great number of people will read His talking points – that is the point of the “33”
An impressively accurate list. How to make the people whose only voting criteria is A) hating Trump, and B) abortion sans any limits read and think about the items on this list..?
Kamala’s Resumé
1981: Graduated High School in CANADA, where she grew up since the age of 12.
1981: Attended Vanier College in Montreal, for 1yr.
1982: Transferred to Howard University, is held back.
1986: Graduated Howard University
No US Diploma & took 5yrs to complete a 4yr undergraduate degree.
1987: Law School in US
1988: Law School in US
1989: Graduated from it: Hasting College of Law
1990: Staff Lawyer DAs office in Bay Area (all newbies are called eg “Assistant DAs” or “Deputy DAs”, etc.)
Failed Bar Exam and, after a do-over or 2, eventually passed.
1991: Staff Lawyer
1992: Staff Lawyer, then Employment is terminated.
1993:Began affair w/Willie Brown, twice her age.
1994: Willie Brown appointed her to high-paying job on Unemployment Insurance Board.
Kamala had no Insurance Experience though, so the Press took notice of inappropriately appointing his mistress to public political positions & wrote about it, even in, eg, The Los Angeles Times, etc.
1995: Kamala quit that Board as Willie appointed her to a different high-paying 1 that required fewer hours & just once a month meetings – CA Medical Asst. Commission.
Yet again, Kamala had no Medical or relevant Legal experience, though. More bad Press shared this truth.
1996: Nothing Else
1997: Nothing Else
1998: Willie sent her back to a Staff Attorney job, managing fine & fee processing, filing at CCU in SF for that DAs Office.
1999: Caught neglecting to properly file exculpatory evidence in George Gage case—led to 70 year prison sentence. Press was all over it.
2000: Had to leave there, so Willie sent her to work as a Staff Attorney at SF City Hall, working for city attorney Louise Renne, doing filing for child abuse & neglect cases.
2001: Same
2002: Lied about Prosecutorial Record. Press was all over it.
Google Search shows no video, pics or any evidence of Kamala Harris actually prosecuting a case, talking to press after she did, etc., like normal DAs Office Attorneys do, etc., bc she never actually did.)
2003: Nonetheless, powerful local politician & Mayor now, Willie Brown, admitted he miraculously helped get Staff Attorney Kamala elected as San Francisco DA!!
2004: Refused to seek death penalty for cop murderer.
2005: Refused to release records of sexually abusive Priests.
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:
2010: Elected as CA AG by 0.5% margin.
2011: Withheld information leading to 600+ drug-related cases being tossed.
2012: } Threw 1,500+ people behind
2013: } bars over marijuana offenses
2014: } and refused early release of
2015: } prisoners bc of cheap labor.
2016: Elected to the CA U.S. Senate seat.
2017:
2018: Chanted “down, down with deportation” at parade w/hoaxter Jussie Smollett.
2019: Entered 2020 presidential race—dropped out over no support from her own State, due to her publicized abysmal history & lack of real experience.
https://sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/sure-i-dated-kamala-harris-so-what-13562972.php
https://latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-mn-2787-story.html
https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/01/27/willie-brown-kamala-harris-san-francisco-chronicle-letter/2695143002/
That was GREAT !! By the time I got to the end I was laughing so hard that I was crying 🤣🤣🤣 !!!!
And yet…millions of dumbasses are still going to vote for this dumbass…
LOL!!! Yours could be the top comment of the thread! Just my opinion of course.
This information should have been sussed out before her entry into Senate race.
Doesn’t give you much confidence in our press does it?
It wouldn’t have mattered. She was a Dem, connected to powerful Dems. She was a “woman of color” (God, I hate that term) in uber-left California. It had never mattered before that she is completely unqualified and incompetent so why would it matter now? She had the right connections and those connections could raise lots of $$$$. In my experience most Dems don’t pay much attention to reality, they are brainwashed by the media and reflexively just vote “D”.
Excellently done and horrifying at the same time. I wouldn’t hire that woman to clean my toilets!
Risa, I’m so impressed by your detailed data points that my heart sings with joy. This is why it’s so important for people to get the facts to set the record straight. Without facts, everything, and I mean everything, is pure speculation.
Bravo!!!
This is BRILLIANT!
So are only people who have a university degree allowed to run for president?
What the?
Swing and a misssssss!!!
As a practical matter, anyone can run, but nobody without a college degree is likely ever to be elected. Scott Walker had no degree and was someone I supported due to his accomplishments in Wisconsin, but lack of a degree made it hard for him to run and win, and he dropped out.
No. The Founders forgot to add that requirement. Realistically, I doubt we ever again have a President without a college degree.
But it was not clearly stated, Harris didn’t graduate from high school in the U.S. so she doesn’t have a U.S. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
She graduated from high school in Canada, where she raised” middle class and had a nice middle class lawn!” lol
George Washington did not have a college degree. Neither did Andrew Jackson, Abe Lincoln and many others. Last POTUS without one was Harry Truman.
A life of incompetence. No wonder she was on her knees thanking Willie Brown. Without him, Kamalala would be nothing.
and Harmeet lays it all out with Tucker on TCN
One point: Howard is an American university, so Que Mala has a US degree
Sorry, I meant High School Diploma.
In my effort to put this in a format that I could post here, the source for the list was accidentally omitted. It is below, an X account.
Voice of Sanity
@HouseofElon
JD, LLM. Blocked by Mia Farrow. Was it something I said?
Pronouns: Super-Skinny/Never Ages & I Can Fly
I checked the sources used for the list and they are sound.
As much as I would like to claim credit for it, I can’t.
Absolutely. Even more shocking is SNL eviscerated Kamala last night. 🤣
Mr. Ackman,you have finally concluded that you didn’t leave the party, the party left you. It never crossed your mind in all the years leading up to the state were in today? Where have you been?
Do you REALLY care?
“Where have you been?”
Where would he have gone until recently that would have met with his online critics approval?
To the wing of The UniParty bird of prey known as The Republican Party?
If so, perhaps the question “where have you been?” Is one that would be more fruitful if it was self directed rather than directing at a Screen World stranger who is risking everything to join President Trump on the battlefield rather than staying on the sidelines?
Going after lawyers licenses because they worked to defend someone the current administration opposes.
Many Republicans in office (Congress and State Legislatures & Governors) have facilitated some of these very same “destroy America from within” policies by their actions and/or their inactions.
YUP – we’ve got a lot of rotten Republicans too. They play their part in the role of good cop/bad cop. But underneath they’re just grifters – thieves in DC looking to vote for the biggest boost to their account.
I saved the following verbiage from a commenter over at GWP for times like this. I think it is applicable.
The GWP commenter ‘Bonicushead’ asks first,”Why would you do that?”
(The above article SD provides is about a wealthy successful democrat who is so against democrat policies that he plans to vote Trump. So why blast repubs? )
More from GWP comment: “EVERYONE knows all about all of the RINOs and go along to get alongs on the right. Anyways, here’s a useful life hint for you…when someone is thrashing your opposition, just sit still and shut up. Don’t bounce out of your seat with your hand held high while babbling about how bad your side is.”
Right now in this general election, IMO down ballot votes for Republicans are very important and people shouldn’t be dissuaded.
Yes. Let’s take wins and stop insisting we always go for 2 points after touchdowns instead of 1.
Point taken. I just can’t help myself sometimes… but I will do my best to sit on it until after November 5!
When a New York, Jewish, billionaire and life-long Democrat donor like Bill Ackman quits the Democrat party and the co-host of the notoriously leftist The Young Turks, Ana Kasparian, resigns from the show and quits the Democratic party, both in the same week…I can be sure that Kamala’s Svengali, David Plouffe is wetting himself and hoping that will put out the fire in Tim Walz’s pants!
This statement from Ackman says it all:
“While the 33 actions I describe below are those of the Democratic Party and the Biden/Harris administration, they are also the actions and policies that unfortunately our most aggressive adversaries would likely implement if they wanted to destroy America from within, and had the ability to take control of our leadership.”
He didn’t say he’s quitting the Dem party, he’s just voting for Trump. Not the same thing. Now if he decides to support a Republican for Mayor of NYC and Governor of NY you might have a point.
Why not post same…say….four or more years ago?
Gee…maybe because the 33 issues didn’t exist until afterwards?
Well said.
You obviously didn’t understand the intent behind the post.
And, apologies in advance Einstein, all the forces in play now that produced this sacred list were in force then.
That’s the point…I’ll refrain from further invective since you aren’t worthy of the energy expended.
So many small thinkers. It gets tiring after a while. It’s one of biggest barriers to moving forward – situational awareness.
Loser
Perhaps “situational awareness” without spiritual discernment ie being Light Hearted makes on susceptible to Eyes Wide Shut blindness and hubris?
Uh uh. The arrogance!
You’re posting on-line to question the direction of my soul? The depth of my character? I recommend a little more dexterity/humility in the future. Or at least some practical foresight.
At the end of the day, the forces on this board can be disruptive in pursuit of its avowed goals. But the agenda cannot be effective with any longevity unless there is a wider swath of positive linked arms with those who agree in principle and at times disagree with tactics.
Restoring PDJT to the oval office isn’t even half the battle. Sundance knows this – ergo his staffing line item. If you don’t think so, just test the waters. PDJT is certainly doing so with Musk, JR et al.
It’s too close to press time to waste cycles on gnats. That was addressed to “The Boss”.
There is a tendency on this board for hip shooting. Ok when there is some substance. Not so much otherwise. It’s getting near crunch time. “L’attaque toujours l’attaque” has proven quite costly on the battlefield – same goes for social media.
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is NOW.
What is wrong with our side?
Do you see the Dems badmouthing Darth and Liz Cheney for endorsing Harris because they were wrong for the last 20 years?
Depends on what tree one is planting.
I believe you’re posing the wrong question. It’s not about right or wrong (with one side) – except at the very highest reaches. It’s about successfully accomplishing shared goals while recognizing that the DS, Satanic forces, liberals, whatever the label of the day happens to be, runs deeper and more pervasively than the gutter cleaning operations with Biden/Harris represent. Whatever PDJT does after inauguration is guaranteed to stimulate opposition forces and alliances. The numbers are simply too large not to. It is going to take a broad/cross segment coalition of our society to calm the waters while the “house cleaning” or, as I prefer, “restoration of Constitutional government and accountability” is effected. Strength in numbers is going to matter as recidivist string-pullers up the temperature. That implies a willingness to rally around the core objectives and some temperance at the periphery. It’s easy to see that for what it is. Look at what has unfolded over the last four years – the foundation has been laid for creating significant chaos.
Why post this complaining reaction…..ever?
Remember Christs powerful parable about The Prodigal Son?
Remember how the self styled “good son” reacted when his prodigal brother returned, including how angry he was at their father for reacting to The Prodigal Sons return with joy?
Does anyone sincerely believe that Christ was telling His followers that the “good” son was the one to emulate?
You seem like a decent person.
My post was a consideration on Ackman. The response was pure snark – personal in other words. I decide when and where to respond in accordance with my values, temperament and time demands. Just as you do.
As posted many times before, while I am not a religious person, my wife’s side of the family (and our daughter) are staunch Catholics. I respect the right of each individual to define their belief systems and tend to their spirituality/souls without qualification. To a point, I support the institutional strengths of religious institutions – creating a moral backbone for stable societies, performing as forces for good in the community.
I have spent a lifetime thinking about these things. One of my grandfather’s was a famous French philosopher (in his time) who wrote extensively on the philosophy of science and religion. He was a member of what was called the Vienna Circle. Why publish a bio blurb most don’t care about? Simply to note that I don’t come at my pov haphazardly. It’s not a criticism. But it does reflect my disposition toward being numbered among the flock (posted respectfully).
You lectured me. While knowing nothing about me, my background or history. Moreover, you did so when the snarky provocation was completely off base to start with. I am intentionally keeping a distance from the bible and parables because that is not my life. It is yours and is to be respected – not argued.
Shifting gears: Biden and Harris are pawns. Both are being sacrificed. The wise player knows these are isolated moves in a bigger strategy. So is Ackman’s confession. Nice to see/read. Where does it fit into the larger strategy that has been in play for a long time?
Sundance has gone to substantial efforts for years now to weave together the larger pastiche of structural, big business and cultural forces moving pieces on that big chessboard. That’s where Ackman and all others have to be located. That’s all I was saying.
Have a great day. We can all agree on this: live your best life.
grandfathers
I’d like to add, make two different prisoner exchanges (drug-trafficking nephews of illegitimate President Maduro of Venezuela and the other his main money launderer, Alex Saab) in exchange for a pledge of fair elections. Collected evidence from at least 80% of precincts show Maduro was trounced then do nothing. Oh yeah, we got Tren de Aragua as an added bonus through inept DHS.
Business People fight their battles in the market place. Most of them go along with the Policies of those in power. A good CEO will keep his head down so as not to get the EPA, EEOC, OSHA, IRS, and all the other alphabets poking in his business. There are idealogues but me thinks they are few are far between. For business folks the pendulum always swings back.
For Musk, Ackman and many others to be speaking out, The clear message is that TRUMP IS GOING TO WIN IN A LANDSLIDE. Which takes me back to who is in charge of all these wacko policies. Business Folks are not in charge. Ackman’s 33 could be expanded to 100 or even 1000 policies. The WEF can spout this nonsense but they have no skin in the game.
I was in manufacturing. You get enough problems by hiring the best people you can find, you do not need to hire the morons to make even more problems. For me, Boeing is a great example. Doors, engines, and wheels fall off…… The idiot management is getting what they deserve. I just hope none of us have to be killed before they get back to making a great product.
A lot of you dislike Dick Fink and Blackrock. I do not know Dick from Rat; however, it takes 1 minute for the DOJ to knock on the door and say, “Dick, your company is too big. We are going to break it up into 10 little pieces. You are going to be in charge of the smallest piece.” The person behind the curtain hates the USA and especially hates all of us.
How about allowing Ukraine to use American equipment and active intelligence to invade Russia?
Excellent commentary, candidate choice, and list, but unless I missed it, he did not include the dems’ incessant efforts to erode and diminish some the most important and sacred parts of the Bill of Rights, like the 1A and 2A for example.
Gonna forward this to my immediate and close family!
Maybe because he seems to be “such a nice Jewish boy” (unlike me, a root’n toot’n gun own’n R redneck that moved from New Yawk to Pennsyltucky! LOL!) they may open to considering wising up!!
Democrats have room to destroy but peaceful grandmas taking a walk or standing to pray in public are thrown in the clink.
Indeed.
If The Democrats did not have double standards, they would not have any standards at all.
Pro-life, grandmas are the worst of the worst./sarc.
J6 grandma was in the capitol for 10 minutes and they wanted to throw her in federal prison for a year with a 200k fine.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/71-year-old-grandma-convicted-on-all-charges-by-dc-jury-after-praying-in-capitol-on-jan-6/ar-BB1l9il6
And how good has Trump himself been on the 2nd amendment?
Amazing how a one time democrat arrives at the obvious when he’s paying attention. Leftist ideology is for those who seek to believe in something without adequate reason to do so simply because they want to feel good.
Tell him to retract the endorsement, then.
Do you think this helps Trump or hurts Trump?
What would Trump say? Thanks, but no thanks for the endorsement, Bill?
A good solid list. The missing 300,000 plus children that this administration destroyed via government employees and NGOs. The destruction of our military via the stand down to identity any disloyal to the Marxist takeover. The collaboration with the UN/WHO to hand over our sovereignty. Digital id to usher in social scoring, the Chinese model. Weather modification via HAARP and University at Fairbanks and the South Pole. The list is much longer. The saddest part of all of this is that 10’s of millions will vote for DemoRats regardless of what they say or do. There is a common thread that proves this. As this billionaire says his friends and family are in the tank for DemoRats. Kennedy has the same and so does Trump. Closer to home it is mine as well and anyone who I regularly communicate with the same division exists. The goal of both the Marxist ideology as well as that that is utilized by our three letter agencies is divide and conquer.
I think point #14 needs to be more forcefully worded.
The potted plant’s administration partnered with and/or coerced various businesses to do the bidding of government. There is irrefutable proof of government instructions given to various institutions to act as a surrogate for the government (e.g., found in the Twitter filles).
I thought the dictionary definition of Fascism is when the government is in bed with (or owns) businesses to push a political ideology or agenda. We witnessed this act over the last 4 years.
Obama.
Perhaps those who were inspired to compose critiques of a Screen World strangers “Why I’m Supporting President Trump” list will now use the gifts of creativity and time to write their own list; a list that will hopefully persuade those within their sphere of influence to support PDJT too.
INSPIRATION.
Je suis, Ackman!
Be a Better Bill!
You can’t argue with the man,, right on across the board
Yet here we are, trying to quibble with it (not you, Carlos).
As much I like that he named his reasons, I find it annoying that they must say that they are aware that “Trump is bad.”
It reminds me of Howard Stern saying to Kamala Harris that he would “vote for a wall besides Trump.”
Studying how to successfully persuade and communicate with other people can turn things that used to be “annoying” into things that are both understandable and encouraging.
Being aware of, acknowledging and claiming to share the same Orange Man Bad bias that those he’s hoping to persuade have is called PACING.
PACING == establishing that you are a friend NOT an enemy ie I’m one of you in hopes you’ll be accepted and your words will be heard rather than being immediately rejected.
Hopefully more people will be inspired to learn at least some persuasion communication basics so they aren’t stuck “preaching to the choir” and complaining about the heathen retards who won’t heed their preaching forever.
Hammer, meet nail.
“He who has ears, let him hear.” – Matthew 11:15
Nice thread; my only real thought is to ask what is his angle?
Is he vying for a Cabinet position or to be on that commission Elon Musk is going to head up to streamline government?
Or is this just more Silicon Valley putting their foot into the door to sell their horrible agenda of 15-minute cities and that terrible idea that President Trump mentioned two rallies ago about taking land that is under control of the dept. of interior and build cities on?
That last one alone will end mining and l0gging and hunting as we have known since the beginning of this country and, remembering what Silicon Valley almost pulled off in Nevada during the pandemic when then Democrat Governor Sisolak was going to give away a huge portion of land outside of Reno so Silicon Valley could build one of their “cities of the future” where the Governor was going to grant that city immunity from each and every State and County law – including immigration law.
On that land grab idea, the State of Utah has a nice lawsuit against the Federal Government to have the State’s retake that land being held by the dept. of interior and that is how that land situation should play out instead of Silicon Valley people (and real estate developers who have a history of using eminent domain) suddenly have control over millions of acres. well, this man’s diatribe of justification to worm his way into the welcome arms of MAGA hit my hot button@!# (sorry)
Am still trying to figure out the Silicon Valley individuals behind that near miss of a disaster.
Isn’t Mr. Ackman the same individual that is turning the once open, non-profit creation that Elon Musk had originally set up to develop open-AI for all to work with and turning it into a now privately-controlled for-profit entity?
Reading, or rereading, the words Ackman wrote which Sundance then shared with his CTH readers at the beginning of this conversation thread, will provide the answers to these questions.
“and many of our philanthropic initiatives have supported issues that are consistent with Democratic priorities.”
So what you are saying is, you were always for killing babies in the womb, transgender “rights”, open borders, and lawfare against Trump. But since it might be better for your business under Trump, you’ll swing that way for now.
GFY.
Pathetic. Your take.
Psyware tip:
When a reaction starts with the word “So” its a red flag warning that the following words may NOT be based on what was actually said or even implied.
Some labels for this phenomenon include:
A defensive cognitive dissonance reaction
A hallucination; causes unknown
A common Logical Fallacy, deployed by deceivers, including self deceivers, known as creating a Strawman Argument rather than engaging with what was actually said.
While Ackman is correct in his list, he is motivated solely by money.
I read nothing in his list of what the Democrats are doing in attacking the American people with soul-crushing policies and indifference to the American people’s needs.
I think he needs to perhaps pick up a Bible.
“he’s motivated solely by money”.
Reject what he said in the post shared by Sundance and instead accept this assessment?
Why?
Able to read his mind or an anonymous insider who is ” familiar with his thinking”?
“He needs to pick up a bible”.
Et tu?
Again, this is where I shut up and take the win.
Good point.
(34) Holds citizens as political prisoners for exercising their constitutional rights.
(34) heavy omission of conservative facts by a biased legacy MSM.
(35) weaponization of the DOJ and related divisions comprising of the IC community
(36) lack of prosecution of known proven factual law breakers who happened to be democrats; HRC, Mark Warner, Schiff, anyone with the last name Biden, Caumo, J6 committee, Weissman McCord Eisen, James Comey, Crowds trike, Podesta, Nuland, and others that you can fill in the blank…
“Dr. Franklin had many political enemies, as every character must, which, with decision enough to have opinions, has energy and talent to give them effect on the feelings of the adversary opinion.”
–Thomas Jefferson to Robert Walsh, 1818
He forgot litigating against and trying to disbar attorneys who advocate for fair elections and who litigate on the opposite side of democrats’ issues.
“He forgot”
Or perhaps he did not.
In the post shared by Sundance, Ackman said this was an introductory list of reasons for his decision to support President Trump; reasons written for his democrat friends and colleagues who were surprised and/or upset by his decision.
Bottom line, each person is free to make their own list and include the reasons that will persuade the potentially “reachable” people in their spheres of influence.
Good luck and God speed to all of Trumps modern day Paul Reveres.
They announce themselves by omission, knowingly or unknowingly.
It is hysterical that this Installed Regime and Harris’ campaign talk about an “existential threat,” when Harris , Walz or both is on video as supporting:
24/7 Surveillance of the American people – including deprivation of the 4th Amendment
Packing the Supreme Court
Open borders
Medicare for all – in this case all meaning the whole third world
Government Censorship
Control of all “science”
Elimination of the Electoral College
Mandatory gun buybacks
“Equity” however TPTB choose to define it used for schools, grants, employment contracts and positions
Political weaponization of the justice system
Taxpayer funds used for sexual mutilation, including for inmates, including for those who have illegally invaded the country
Sexualizing children
Racializing everything
The left harps on and on about the fact that the SC appropriately sent matricide back to the States, in keeping with the 10th Amendment, though there is still and will always be medical care available, and I read there have been more abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned than there were before.
The items mentioned above are literally EXISTENTIAL to our continuance as a Constitutional Republic.
Isn’t this what we want, for dems to wake up and recognize the obvious. All part of the great awakening. We can nitpick every post but why in these instances, we take the win and hope more will endorse the MAGA movement.
Sounds like hell on earth.
Unless I missed it, he didn’t mention unpopular abortion rights up to and beyond birth.
Overall, the democrats and all globalists stand for a culture of death, disease, war, and hate.
What’s not to love?
Well, now there’s a stand-up guy (/s). Bandwagons are getting loaded as people discover which side of the fence is greenest. I have no respect for his choice given that he has in the past supported everything that is. Everything he lists in his Thirty-three Thesis were not only predictable, but guaranteed to happen. Biden said so. Ackerman is out to save his own ass, period.
😎 😘
“Well, now that’s a stand up” reaction take. (/s).
Pretty good list, but part of the summary is really “My Israel, right or wrong.”
Ackman, ultimately is one of those selected insiders that got to ride the wave of Financialization of America. Low, near zero interest rates for the few, Central Bank money printing for the few, Public Debt for the rest of voiceless Americans.
“I got mine” says more than enough.
“Too Big To Fail” was the middle finger to the country as certain Financiers/Bankers made out like Bandits. Well…because they are Bandits.
So, should he go along with Harris, then?
Fortunately the supply of digital stones to throw isn’t unlimited.
It’s a good list, not complete, but a primer for those who don’t really follow politics closely.
My question is why now?
I posit that he is on the Epstein list & hopes to be in Trump’s good graces when he returns to the White House.
Do you think someone on the Epstein list would make a public point against the transgender agenda? Or his points about illegals? Or Israel?
Another “posit” to consider…
Those who are reacting with negativity to famous billionaire CEO and democrat donor, Ackman, openly joining Trumps UNITY TEAM ==
the ones who are “on Epsteins list” or they’re being influenced by those who are.
“To be clear, my decision to vote for Trump is not an endorsement of everything he has done or will do because he is an imperfect man.” Gee, aren’t we all? Did that really need to be said? No, it didn’t. Deep down, you’re upset you have to vote for Trump.
This has been mentioned several times already, so here goes again.
He is not speaking to long time Trump supporters like you and me. He is speaking to fellow Democrats. If you want to convince people who have been brainwashed their entire lives to chart a different course, you need to give them something from their former lives to cling to. Otherwise they will suffer some form of cognitive dissonance and likely outright reject what you have to say. They will reject it to protect their fragile delusions. By declaring that (paraphrasing) “I still hate Trump, but his polices are way better”, this gives them a little scrap of red meat to move them along in the right direction.
Think of it in reverse, if he did not put those qualifiers in, not one single Democrat would even listen to him.
To this day we don’t know who has been, still is, running this country for the past 3 years 9 months nor who will continue to run it if the party of the ass manages to install the floozy.. we do know it won’t be her
Obama’s been driving this death march for 16 years. The eternal question is, who’s paving the way with gold?
Obamas a puppet pitch man.
Obamas not an actual puppet master much less one of those who employ and deploy any puppet masters.
Which is why he has what are often called his behind the scenes “handlers”.
I’m not saying Ackman is perfect or that he didn’t join late. But he certainly has been part of the plan (with a few others) at least since forced the presidents of Harvard and Penn to resign. These things don’t happen by accident. He is playing his role ably–i.e., disseminating breaking stories from conservative media into the mainstream– and I admire him for doing so.
Mr. Ackman: “Three months ago, when I endorsed Trump on the day of the first assassination attempt, I promised to share my thinking about why I came to this conclusion in a future more detailed post. I intend to do so in possibly more than one post, with the first, this one…” He gives 33 reasons.
Thank you Mr. Ackman, and looking forward to future thoughts. Hey, anytime we get insight from serious successful democrats willing to share their values is a good thing. Finding areas of unity with us! and a willingness to make it open 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.
good one
We are engaged in a desperate battle. Mr Ackman has decided to join us in the eleventh hour, and direct his considerable firepower at our mutual enemy. We should greet him as Humphrey Bogart did Claude Rains at the end of “Casablanca”:
“Welcome back to the fight, Captain. This time, I know we’re going to win.”
If that don’t garner a heck of a lot more votes for our Don, I don’t know what will.
Late to the party on this one, so I’m essentially writing a post to myself. 🤣
I got to somewhere in the 20’s of his generally excellent, point by point critical appraisal of the Democrat’s Administration of State (e.g. whether it’s a “Biden” or a “Kamala” or some robot, all are the same criminal Democrats running this country). Conclusion, from this rather verbose writer: Too many points, too verbose, can be described in much simpler terms, with fewer words.
To wit: The Democrats Administration has killed Americans (or been responsible for their deaths), violated thousands of Americans’ (Constitutionally guaranteed) civil rights willy-nilly, and befriended and supported this nation’s enemies, putting every American at risk. As important as the economy, and other “bread and butter” issues are to the average American, risking the lives, prosperity, and future of Americans for the Democrat’s personal benefit, amounts to the most severe, treasonous vices of any governing authority.
HANG THEM ALL!
The Democrats had better beg, even pray for “equal justice under the law”, or they will suffer the fate of all tyrants at the hands of a free people, whom they intend to subdue and/or destroy. Better a “kind and gentler” jail cell for life, than being drawn and quartered by horses in a public execution by the populist mobs, who have been denied justice for well over twenty years.
Yep, it’s just THAT bad. Democrats say they fear Trump’s revenge, but he’ll only apply Constitutional justice, no more and probably, much less, to their crimes. If he fails to deliver, patriotic Americans will summon their inner “Lexington and Concord”, and drive hemp rope prices to a historical high, while D.C. runs out of lampposts.
On second thought, I suppose I am quite happy that no one will read this post. I am one hell of an angry American, at the moment.
Well, I think that about covers why voting democrat would be the most idiotic thing any American could do. Anyone with half a brain should be saying “No thanks democrats! I’m voting Republican this time around”!
very well stated are my thoughts
Always MAGA 👊👊🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
For a smart guy how the heck did Ackman miss “Right To Rig“? I have written about it here repeatedly, and the DIMs voracious appetite to rid themselves from the Electoral College, which I have said over and over and over here since I got here back during the ObamaSon insanity. And they are so close. In fact, I think that is exactly what they did in 2020. Ignored the EC entirely with all of their fraudulent votes.
Court Concedes DNC Had the Right to Rig Primaries Against Sanders
The court affirmed that the DNC and Debbie Wasserman Schultz held a palpable bias in favor Hillary Clinton.
By Michael Sainato
26 Aug 2017
https://observer.com/2017/08/court-admits-dnc-and-debbie-wasserman-schulz-rigged-primaries-against-sanders/
This is the result of a Bernie Bros lawsuit against the DNC and DWS for rigging the primaries and SELECTING ILLary over Bernie, the obvious winner over everyone else in the field. They rigged 2016 with ILLary, they rigged 2020 with Delusional Joe and they rigged 2024with Delusional Joe, and then after he FAILED his debate with President Trump they swapped out the rigged candidate for another rigged candidate who won absolutely NOTHING in ANY PRIMARY.
NEVER FORGET, a man died during this process, under very suspicious circumstances. The proud young male process server who proudly served this lawsuit on the DNC and DWS and filmed it for the world to see. He was sadly found dead on his bathroom floor less than a month later. And according to the crooked coroner it was a overdose, just like Rosanne Boyland, allegedly. His fiance says that is a crock.
Sanders Supporters Stunned by Sudden Death of 38-Year Shawn Lucas Who Served the Lawsuit on the DNC and Wasserman Shultz
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens
8 Aug 2016
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2016/08/sanders-supporters-stunned-by-sudden-death-of-38-year-shawn-lucas-who-served-the-lawsuit-on-the-dnc-and-wasserman-shultz/
I think the whole 14 million who voted for Delusional Joe in the Primary should sue the DNC for the coup they pulled to install Queen Kamala. There HAS TO BE some push back on this from SOMEONE, otherwise everyone is complicit to this new type of coup and coronation.
Kamala’s coronation is a blow to US democracy
Democrats tell us she is the new Lincoln, when only months ago she was ‘inept.’ Both can’t be true at once
By Tim Stanley
19 Aug 2024
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/kamalas-coronation-is-a-blow-for-us-democracy/
DRAG THEM THRU THE MUD lawfare style, their favorite! Starting in North Carolina, then down to Tennessee, over to Virginia, then Georgia and down to South Carolina and Florida.
Then, if they wanna’ sue over removing bad actors from election rolls within a quiet period start suing whoever put them on there in the first place. That is Identity theft (Federal, State and Local). PLUS, mail/wire fraud for every communication sent by either method, every instance, every person it was sent to. Mail/wire fraud is x years prison sentence plus $x fine for every instance. Federal time and penalties. This should have been happening already.
Someone should be suing for all the stolen identities, mail and wire fraud in 2020 and 2022 already. That is one of the questions someone should be asking the feds. How many of these cases were investigated? SHOW ME THE FILES.
Notice he says nothing about what he and his Wall Street buddies have been doing to American industry since the ’90s. All the leveraged buyouts, milking American industry via self dealing stock buybacks and not reinvesting in the companies acquired, the SEC not enforcing antitrust laws allowing corporate behemoths to dominate and dictate policy, et al. He only ‘woke up’ because his beloved ‘elite’ institutions allowed antisemitism to flourish.
His list is just copying what conservatives have been saying. Just because someone is a billionaire does not make them royalty. We are not a monarchy yet our society acts as if wealth equals royalty or knowledge, it does not. Time will tell if he has truly changed or will he go back to his demo-commie ways the minute a so called moderate fascist appears on the democrat ticket.
Preach. Thank you sir for taking the time to put pen to paper and enumerate these items. I will re-post this every day. Thank you Sundance for bringing this to the forefront.
I find it ironic he’s decided to say all that now. We’ve known it most of our lives. He’s HELPED Democrats do all that list for many years! Why Now? Don’t tell me it doesn’t have anything to do with his money…😠