Washington book critic. After words is a weekly interview woman with relevant guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. David frum, good to be with you. Thank you so much. I like the title of your book very much, it seems fitting that a president who is so brand conscious and likes to see his name on hotels, golf courses would get his own name with trumpocracy. With that in mind. Can you define trumpocracy and how you came up with this concept . Were all mesmerized by Donald Trumps outsized personality. Its natural to believe that the personality is the secret of whats going on. Trumpocracy which comes from the root of democracy and autocracy is a book about the study of power. Thats what the suffix means. This is the study of Donald Trumps power, how does he get it. Maintain it, how does he get away with it. Trumpocracy is the system of enabling, the system at the white house, between trump and congress, and the media that enabled him to create an audien
You. Guest thank you. Host i must say i like the title of your book very much. It seems fitting a president who is so brand conscious and likes to see his name on hotels hoteld golf courses and steaks would get his own brand name, trumpocracy. Can you define trumpocracy and explain how you came up with this concept. Guest well, we are all mesmerize bid Donald Trumps outsized personality, and its natural to believe that the permit is the secret to what is going on. Trumpocracy, which comes from the same root as democracy and autoocracy, i this stud another Donald Trumps power, its the system of enabling. Its the system in the white house, its the system between trump and congress, and its the system between trump and the media that enabled him and create an audience. The system that involves his the republican donor elite, traditional elements of the Republican Party and above all between him and that core group of voters within the Republican Party who enabled him to win the republican
Chairman. You talked about managing risk, mr. Chairman. Would removing our only airborne brigade, b. C. T. , in the arctic, or the only b. C. T. In the asia pacific, would that do to our credibility . Would that boles you are our credibility in the arctic or asia pacific with regard to the rebalance . And you talk about risk. It seems to me Vladimir Putin is militarizing this part of the world. If were actually removing force, removing forces, our own arctic trained forces, thats a way to increase risk because we know he views weakness as being provocative. Theyre making a move in the arctic. If we start withdrawing troops, the 425 in particular, i think that heightens risk. Would either of you care to comment on that . General dempsey yes. I think it increases risk but some of the decisions, and youre talking about the army in this case, but some of the choices that the Service Troops have to make in terms of resources, you know, the army is tasked going from 490,000 active where they
So why isnt it easier to finance these huge need for infrastructure and that someone unless countries. What is the seem to be a kind of chronic i would not useecular stagnation but the difficulty in getting the firms that actually exist to do their work. And anything and anything else you want to say. Thank you. Thank you for a very inspirational talk. I do think you know, when the music changes and you have a different dance i have different dances that come out of this dance around infrastructure spending. The reserve has shown that we had a long time for the public capitol stock essentially infrastructure has come down as a percent of gdp in low income countries, Something Like 40 percentage points, 20 25 years . So it is not a shortterm phenomenon that Infrastructure Investment i think it has been a longterm phenomena. We have tried to rely for a long time on the private sector, private business to deliver the infrastructure and i think now what we are realizing what is really impo
And announces to the house hi s approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker pro tempore those in favor will please say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The journal stands approved. Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Trott. Mr. Trott i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it