Interview · moment 24 of 31
One China, Uyghurs, and Trump's Roast of Elon
from Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #307 · #307
5 min
Guest
A bit about pledging allegiance to China and denying Taiwan's existence morphs into discussing Elon Musk getting humbled by the system and reading Trump's brutal roast joke about Musk's subsidized companies.
- Tim endorses China's governance model and declares belief in 'one China' while dismissing Taiwan.
- Pitches himself as first podcast host on China's streaming service, with first episode commentary on Hong Kong.
- China figured out how to run a country like a corporation, unlike America's four-year election cycles.
- Elon thought he was bigger than the system until they reminded him by exposing his father's history.
- Trump's roast of Elon on Truth Social was sharp enough that Tim wishes he'd heard it said aloud.
- Reads Trump's full takedown: Elon came begging for subsidy help, would've dropped to his knees if asked.
- Most Americans have no idea who DeSantis is, which represents a real opportunity against Trump.
- If Trump wins, the fake democracy disappears but people will just be more agitated and upset regardless.
- Worries that Trump could install loyalists who refuse to certify elections unless he wins, creating dictatorship.
- Calls presidency an abject loser's job, then admits he'd probably do it if given a real shot.
Elon MuskTaiwanDonald TrumpRon DeSantisChinaJoe RoganHong KongMichelle Wolf