201. Trump’s A Crypto Billionaire While Americans Are Getting Poorer
7/2/202644 min
Does Trump’s annual financial disclosure expose his corruption as worse than we thought? How should the media respond to Trump’s punitive lawsuits against them? And, what are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship?
Anthony Scaramucci is joined by journalist Kara Swisher as they answer all these questions and more.
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First 90 secondsAnthony Scaramucci· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to The Rest is Politics US with me, Anthony Scaramucci. Katty is away. She's enjoying the Fourth of July up in Maine with her children. But I've got the friend of friends, Kara Swisher. She's coming in live, coming in hot to substitute. And of course, Kara is the host of, uh, podcast On and Pivot. She's also an incredible journalist. And, uh, Kara, we've become very good friends. You used to troll me when I was in the White House- I did ... but you and I have bonded.
Kara Swisher· Guest0:38
Yes. That's `cause you've changed for the better.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:41
Okay. Well, I, I appreciate you saying that. I, I don't really necessarily think I changed as much as I got my ass kicked and... Oh, you're right. I've changed. Who's kidding who?
Kara Swisher· Guest0:49
You have, in a good way.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:49
Let's just, let's just go- You're like Scott.
Kara Swisher· Guest0:51
You're like Scott.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:51
Yeah.
Kara Swisher· Guest0:52
Um, it's like from Wicked, you know, we, y- we, we changed each other. How about that?
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:56
You've changed me for the better. All right, so we're gonna, we're gonna talk about Trump's crypto billions, uh, what happened there. I've heard you talk about it. I'd like to get your commentary. Uh, and then after the break, we're gonna talk about birthright citizenship and a, what I would say is a loss for the conservatives or at least the Trumpists in the Republican Party.
Kara Swisher· Guest1:16
Right.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host1:16
Um, not necessarily the conservatives, `cause I think it's an originalist, uh, idea when you read the decision. But- Mm-hmm ... let's go to Trump for a second. I mean, the, the, the most remarkable thing for me when I looked at the Trump situation, and