Subj : Re: Who said it - Trump or MLK?
To   : Mike Miller
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Wed Jan 22 2025 10:40:35

 MM>  AT> I didn't have the facts straight about that, so I apologize. (It was 
 MM>  AT> suggestion that Trump made, and not a deal that was discussed.)
 MM> 
 MM>  There's a big difference between a suggestion, and making a claim that
 MM> it's something that's done and in place.

He was in the process of signing a bunch of executive orders when he made the comment, and I was hosting a celebration party at the time. We were talking, drinking, and not hearing the TV very well. (I'm still in celebration mode!)

 MM>  4 years ago, Trump was one of the most vocal people towards a ban of
 MM> TikTok.  But because the CEO of ByteDance, and a bunch of other people
 MM> who have money invested in it gave Trump money, he's now done a complete
 MM> reversal of that.  Nothing else has changed.

He has been collecting a few lousy friends lately.

 MM> America should NOT be in the business of "owning" businesses that have
 MM> nothing to do with providing public services or running our government.
 MM> And you should not be excited about this prospect, becuase it goes
 MM> aganst the very tenants of capitalism.

I agree with you on that.

 MM>  You'll note that I cut that out of the other message, because I had
 MM> (and still have) no desire to explain that DEI is not the boogeyman that
 MM> your cult leaders have told you it is

I have my own perception of DEI. My state (NY) has made it into law, and businesses in this state are forced to adhere to it. (That's why nobody knows what they're doing.)

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