'Everyone is scared': Professor reveals devil's bargain made with Trump
Billionaire CEOs have lined up to kiss President Donald Trump's feet — and NYU Professor Scott Galloway wants America to put a stop to it.
Speaking to MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on the latest edition of her "All the Best People" podcast, Galloway, who is spearheading a movement to boycott tech companies like Apple and Amazon that have rolled over for the president, outlined why he thinks so many of them are knuckling under — and why it wouldn't take much to send the message that's not going to fly anymore.
"Their actions ... seem to be worse," said Wallace. "I mean, they are the executives that stood shoulder to shoulder with Donald Trump at his inauguration, which was an appalling spectacle. But I think [Apple CEO] Tim Cook was at the White House in a tuxedo the day after Alex Pretti was killed. Why do they act so immune to the things that enrage not 30-40 percent of Americans, but 67 percent of Americans don't approve of Donald Trump?"
"Well, I can tell you what they tell me, and I have empathy for them, is that they're a fiduciary for shareholder value, and they just want to wait this guy out," said Galloway. "And while they may not agree with all his actions, that a good autocrat and kleptocrat does a very good job of punishing anyone that goes first. So everyone is kind of scared to speak out.
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