Billionaires rule? Trump stacks cabinet with super rich

François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Elena COLONNA | Jakob Haesler | Christine McDaniel | Pierre Gervais | Jake Denton

Edité par France 24 - 2025

Four years ago, captains of industry and tech titans were distancing themselves from Trump's brand of politics after the storming of the Capitol that attempted to stop the January 6 certification of his defeat.

Last week, Facebook's boss Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was ditching US-based fact-checkers on his platforms. Will kissing the ring be good for Meta and will the rest of the world feel the impact of what is happening across the Atlantic?

At a time when the world needs to come together on issues of environmental norms and artificial intelligence, what response will there be if things get adversarial?

Note
  • It's not just Elon Musk. Be they cabinet picks, ambassadors or advisers, Donald Trump’s roster of nominees is stacked with a record number of billionaires. What does that say about the times we live in? And if Trump's first stint as US president is anything to go by, it's safe to predict more deregulation and tax cuts that will serve his team nicely. But does success in making money imply success in serving the common good?

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
13/01/2025
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Jakob Haesler Global head of consulting, Forvis Mazars
Christine McDaniel Senior Research Fellow, George Mason University's Mercatus Center
Pierre Gervais Professor of American Civilization, Sorbonne Nouvelle University
Jake Denton Research Associate, The Heritage Foundation's Tech Policy Center

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