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The For-Profit Presidency

2025/5/15

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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Jon Stewart: 我认为特朗普非常享受与国王们在一起的感觉，他似乎更适合君主制。他更喜欢直接交易，而不是需要国会批准的交易。他的执政原则就是喜欢和自己相处好的人交易，这导致了他的腐败程度，就像那些国家的主权基金一样，他就像是国家的Shopify。我觉得他就像希腊神话里的人物，但不是好的那种，而是伊卡洛斯和迈达斯王那种。 Eric Lipton: 我观察到特朗普政府存在利益冲突、违反道德规范和前所未有的行为。我认为要称之为腐败，需要有明确的回报。我认为特朗普政府的治理已经被腐蚀了，至于特朗普总统是否在腐败地行事，我还在观察和等待更多证据。我认为贿赂是指收钱后直接用这笔钱来回应。 Susan Glasser: 即使记者们通常对“前所未有”这个词非常谨慎，但我认为用这个词来形容现在发生的事情是公平的。特朗普和他的家人正在以前所未有的规模进行腐败，而且他们还在削弱约束领导人接受这种钱的法律。特朗普政府系统性地削弱了约束领导人接受这种钱的法治。如果我们坚持法律定义，在特朗普任命他的私人律师为司法部长的情况下，这会很不幸。特朗普的司法部长亲自批准了一项法律指导，允许特朗普接受卡塔尔提供的价值4亿美元的波音飞机作为新的空军一号。

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Jon Stewart discusses President Trump's foreign trips, suggesting that Trump feels more comfortable and happy amongst monarchs. He speculates on Trump's potential future, possibly in exile, mirroring figures like the Shah of Iran. The segment sets the stage for a discussion on Trump's conflicts of interest and corruption.

Trump's foreign trip described as a 'Kings of Corruption Tour'
Speculation on Trump's future, possibly in exile
Trump's preference for transactional dealings with foreign leaders

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As concerns mount over presidential profiteering, Jon is joined by Susan Glasser, New Yorker staff writer and co-author of "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021," and Eric Lipton, investigative reporter for The New York Times. Together, they explore the scope of Trump’s business entanglements, discuss the challenges of covering these ethical breaches, and examine the legal and historical precedents that laid the groundwork for Trump’s unprecedented abuses of power.

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Host/Executive Producer – Jon Stewart

Executive Producer – James Dixon

Executive Producer – Chris McShane

Executive Producer – Caity Gray

Lead Producer – Lauren Walker

Producer – Brittany Mehmedovic

Video Editor & Engineer – Rob Vitolo

Audio Editor & Engineer – Nicole Boyce