Trump Talks About Sending Tweets at 3 A.M. and His Pal Jeffrey Epstein on Lex Fridman Podcast

Donald Trump made an look on Lex Fridman’s podcast Tuesday as the previous president has slowly come to understand that internet-based media is important to reaching folks in 2024. And whereas it’s not the primary podcast Trump has ever completed, it is likely one of the bigger ones—proper up there with the tech-focused All-In podcast, which Trump appeared on back in June. Effectively, one of many bigger ones till Joe Rogan probably invitations Trump on, one thing he talked about with Fridman.

Fridamn requested Trump about psychedelic medication, the struggle in Ukraine, and any secret alien information that is likely to be launched sometime. Trump additionally stated that he loves to jot down on Fact Social in any respect hours, however that he will get criticism when he posts after 3 a.m. ET. The previous president typically writes notably unhinged issues in the midst of the night time on his social media platform.

“Trump was truth-ing at three o’clock within the morning,” Trump stated on the podcast, mimicking how he thinks reporters speak. “And there needs to be no downside with that. When they consider time zones, how do they learn about, like, , in a time zone, like an Jap zone?”

Trump clearly received very confused and misspoke various occasions, together with when he talked about showing on “The Reply” with Rosie O’Donnell when he meant the daytime speak present “The View.” The previous president additionally rambled about how Joe Biden “thinks he appears to be like good in a showering swimsuit, which he doesn’t.”

One of many extra awkward moments throughout Trump’s comparatively brief 45-minute chat (most Fridman interviews are a number of hours), was when he was requested concerning the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and any information that Trump would possibly launch if he turns into president once more.

“Um, he was a superb salesman. He was, , a hale and hearty sort of man,” whereas suggesting he would possibly launch information on Epstein.

In actuality, Epstein was considered one of Trump’s pals and there’s an extremely creepy video of the 2 dancing with their lecherous appears to be like within the Nineties. So Trump is clearly mendacity about releasing no matter information the U.S. authorities might have locked up concerning the man.

Fridman saved insisting he’s an impartial however did every thing in his energy to normalize Trump as simply one other politician that common folks might vote for with a clear conscience. Fridman referred to as Trump “a terrific dealmaker,” and at one level even appeared to be doing political strategizing for Trump, telling the previous president, “you’re at your finest while you’re speaking a few optimistic imaginative and prescient of the longer term.” Trump doesn’t have a optimistic imaginative and prescient for the longer term, for no matter it’s price.

And that’s really probably the most harmful component of interviews like these. At the very least when Trump seems on Fox Information or some unhinged right-wing podcast, the viewers is already made up completely of individuals voting for Trump. However Fridman is a little bit completely different. His chats can enchantment to apolitical folks, and there are most likely many listeners who don’t care a lot about politics and can hear this as an endorsement of Trump as a standard particular person.

Trump isn’t regular. He’s a wannabe fascist and adjudicated rapist whose darkish imaginative and prescient for the nation consists of tearing aside households, denying ladies the precise to well being care, and literally executing people who he believes have betrayed him. And clearly, none of that stuff was introduced up by Fridman, a horrible interviewer who achieves nothing however carrying water for a harmful man.

The podcast is on the market on YouTube, however for those who don’t wish to sit by your entire factor, we’ve received an inventory summarizing it under.

• Trump rambled about newer types of media exterior of TV with genius strains like, “The entire airplane of platform is altering quite a bit.”
• Fridman requested Trump what he’d particularly do to barter an finish to the struggle in Ukraine. Trump stated his ordinary bullshit that he’d finish the battle with Russia however didn’t wish to give away an excessive amount of, saying “I can’t provide you with these plans.”
• Trump complained that Harris had a “softball” interview with Harris, which is a humorous factor to complain about in the midst of a softball interview with Fridman.
• Trump stated there was a “nice chance” of World Battle III.
• Trump stated changing Joe Biden on the ticket was a “coup,” and repeatedly stumbled over his phrases making an attempt to speak about how Biden is mentally checked out.
• Trump falsely stated the 2024 election was a “fraud.”
• Trump falsely stated undocumented immigrants vote in elections.
• Trump falsely stated different international locations are emptying their psychological establishments into the U.S.
• Trump referred to as the try on his life “not a nice expertise.”
• Fridman requested Trump about Venture 2025 and the previous president stated he hadn’t learn the 900-page coverage doc. Trump tried to distance himself from the plan however admitted there are “some issues I like” about it.
• Trump stated he agrees with the legalization of medical hashish however advised he doesn’t like leisure weed.
• Fridman informed Trump that he just lately did ayahuasca and stated the religious advantages might assist members of Congress in the event that they used it. Trump simply appeared very confused throughout that portion of the interview.
• Trump stated “I assume I’d do it, however I haven’t been requested and I’m not asking them” concerning the Joe Rogan podcast.
• Trump acknowledged his “reposts” on Fact Social can get him in bother, with out recognizing that his regular posts are simply as fascist and unhinged. “I name it my typewriter,” Trump stated of his Fact Social posts.
• Trump additionally denied calling lifeless troopers “suckers and losers.”
• Trump spewed many lies about Kamala Harris, together with conspiracy theories about her being a secret Communist.
• Trump stated he must “battle hearth with hearth” when persons are attacking him.
• Trump repeatedly praised authoritarian figures, together with Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban.
• Trump falsely stated NATO wouldn’t exist with out him.
• Trump stated he’s gotten extra publicity than “anyone who’s ever lived.”
• Trump stated, “you’re imagined to go to heaven, ideally, not hell. However you’re imagined to go to heaven for those who’re good.”
• Trump additionally denied breaking federal regulation when he used Arlington Nationwide Cemetery because the backdrop for his campaign commercial.
• In one of many solely direct moments of the interview, Fridman identified that Trump “had some hesitation” about releasing a number of the paperwork on Epstein. Trump responded that he didn’t assume he had any hesitation and insisted “I’m not concerned.”

Arguably the funniest line of the interview was Trump saying “I don’t speak concerning the previous, I speak concerning the future,” which is kind of hilarious. All this man talks about is the previous and the way he was cheated in 2020. However Trump’s rhetoric isn’t very humorous total. It’s a risk to the security and safety of the U.S. if this man takes energy once more.

Trump stated at one level within the interview that he’s “main within the polls,” however he’s really struggling now that Kamala Harris has entered the race. Harris has taken a stable lead in nationwide polls, in addition to slight leads in most battleground states, throughout a number of completely different pollsters.

FiveThirtyEight’s nationwide polling common at the moment has Harris up 3.2 factors. However no one is aware of for certain what’s going to occur till folks really go to the polls in November. And whereas it’s not clear whether or not Fridman will vote for Trump, it virtually doesn’t matter. The podcaster has already helped Trump with this interview greater than a single vote ever might.