Donald Trump | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
21 Aug 2024 (4 months ago)
Theo Von and Donald Trump
Family and Personal Experiences
- Donald Trump's son, Barron, will be attending college in the fall. (2m55s)
- Donald Trump had a brother named Fred Trump. (17m52s)
- Fred Trump struggled with alcohol addiction. (17m54s)
- Donald Trump does not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. (20m51s)
- An individual attended Wharton School of Finance, part of the University of Pennsylvania, with a friend who developed alcoholism despite disliking the taste of scotch. (21m50s)
- This individual's brother, a skilled pilot, also struggled with alcoholism, leading to several severe health crises and the eventual need to quit flying. (22m9s)
- The individual attributes their own abstinence from alcohol and cigarettes to their brother's advice and example. (25m6s)
Healthcare and Lobbying
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers a single platform for infrastructure, database application development, and AI needs. (27m3s)
- The Sackler family received financial consequences but were not otherwise severely punished for their role in the opioid epidemic. (28m55s)
- Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is being laced into other drugs, leading to an increase in overdoses. (29m27s)
- Lobbyists hold significant influence in Washington, advocating for various industries, including alcohol, and often prioritize financial gain over public benefit. (32m49s)
- A suggestion is made to prohibit individuals who have held government positions, particularly those involved in contract allocation, from becoming lobbyists to prevent conflicts of interest. (33m51s)
- An executive order was signed that mandated hospitals and insurance providers to disclose their prices publicly, aiming to increase transparency and competition within the healthcare industry, but the order has not been enforced. (37m1s)
- A leading cause of bankruptcy in America is medical debt. (38m10s)
- The most powerful lobby in the country is the lawyer lobby. (40m8s)
Politics and Current Events
Products and Companies
- Moink is a company that sources meat from American family farms, pays the farmers fairly, and delivers to consumers at affordable prices. (48m28s)
- BlueChew is an online service that provides the same active ingredients as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra in chewable form and at a lower cost. (49m15s)
Boxing and MMA