Interview · moment 21 of 36
Grooming Logan Paul for President
from #173 - Shane Gillis | The Tim Dillon Show · #173
4 min
Guest
Tim floats the elaborate idea of mentoring Logan Paul to eventually run for president, discussing his suicide-forest scandal fallout and his own stated ambition to run if he gets bored.
- Tim met Logan Paul and discusses why people were so angry about the suicide forest video.
- Logan Paul told Tim that friends and celebrities he knew personally turned on him after the incident, though he acknowledged making a mistake.
- Tim visited Logan Paul's house for a podcast and describes it like the kid from Blank Check with sneakers and Ferraris scattered around.
- Logan Paul told Tim that in ten years, if bored, he'd run for president—which led Tim to the dark realization he might actually win and be good at it.
- Tim seriously considers grooming Logan Paul as a presidential candidate, comparing him to Nero as a fitting leader for this stage of empire decline.
- YouTube stars will become multimillionaires with huge fan bases in 15-20 years and no real skills, making them the natural pool for future politicians.
- Tim imagines future presidential fireside chats as YouTube videos where the president does makeup tutorials and asks viewers if they're feeling good.