Trump is on the verge of winning the nomination and although most still think he can’t beat Hillary, the national election is a wildcard. If Trump can go from laughingstock to presumed GOP nominee in nine months, there’s no reason to think he can’t ride the populist wave all the way to The White House.
With diplomats the world over voicing their concern, and with America’s reputation on the line (of course we can debate about what’s left of that reputation after Bush and Obama) heavyweights from across America’s political aristocracy and business community are scrambling to figure out how to derail Trump’s momentum. In short, the Michael Bloomberg deus ex machina isn’t coming and Joe Biden isn’t likely to ride into the race in a red Camaro and save the day either, so what now?
That question, apparently, was on the agenda at the American Enterprise Institute’s annual World Forum, a secretive affair held on Sea Island, Georgia.
“The main topic at the closed-to-the-press confab? How to stop Republican front-runner Donald Trump,” Huff Post writes. Here’s a list of attendees:
- Apple CEO Tim Cook,
- Google co-founder Larry Page,
- Napster creator and Facebook investor Sean Parker,
- Tesla Motors and SpaceX honcho Elon Musk
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.),
- political guru Karl Rove,
- House Speaker Paul Ryan,
- GOP Sens. Tom Cotton (Ark.), Cory Gardner (Colo.), Tim Scott (S.C.), Rob Portman (Ohio) and Ben Sasse (Neb.),
- Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (Mich.),
- Rep. Kevin Brady (Texas)
- Kevin McCarthy (Calif.),
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.),
- Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.),
- Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Texas)
- Diane Black (Tenn.)
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Donald Trump has exposed the political elite underbelly that controls this country. The question is why did it take an outsider who is self-funding his campaign to show us who our masters are? Or is it that we did not want to accept the truth? At some point, tyranny must be confronted. Might as well be sooner than later. It should have already been sooner.
David DeGerolamo
Funny too see Tim Cooks name on the list. I wonder is the whole encryption thing is a dog and pony show.
The roaches have to come out of the dark to save their kingdom.
Dang David, that should be almost enough to get you to vote. 😉
it is truly amazing to watch these scum ORCS and GOBLINS trying to destroy two men that are in the lead Trump and Cruz, what are these evil satanic thinkers going to do at the convention when they instill another ORC hack by the name of Romney, there will be bedlam to pay. This rino party has fully come out of the closet and they are the same as there ORC counterparts in the Demoncratic party. Why dont this scum just move over to the other ORC party and leave us all the hell alone and take your log cabin sodomites with you.
Heh, their visible level of angst is a good indication that Trump might actually not be a Controlled Opposition ploy. How intersting.
We know how it has ended, each and every time someone manages to get into the White House, and then doesn’t do as they’re told -- they get shot. It will be very interesting indeed, to see what happens should Trump actually be inagurated… no?
Or is Trump their man?
Nervous scum showing their intent. Not to worry, Karl Rove was there and he screws everything up every time. Some advice for them: Don’t stand in front of a in-bound train.
“Or is Trump their man?”
He was for Hillary a few years back and then he helped smooth over the obama birth certificate. “You will know them by their fruits.”.
Tom…do you suppose Trump, like so many wealthy business people, was rubbing shoulders with Hillary, Bill, as well as many, many other politicians to curry political favor and avoid the usual shake down of those who choose not to donate?
Don’t they all?
Interesting question Tom and I expect this side of mortal creation your question will remain a matter of speculation.
I found the book Extortion and excellent read and an eye opener to just how utterly corrupt and banana republic our country has become. Well worth the read, just not right before or after a meal.