{"id":218336,"date":"2025-02-13T15:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-musk-and-the-tech-billionaires-is-there-a-coup-happening-in-the-us-to-the-point\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:06:25","slug":"trump-musk-and-the-tech-billionaires-is-there-a-coup-happening-in-the-us-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-musk-and-the-tech-billionaires-is-there-a-coup-happening-in-the-us-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Musk and the tech billionaires: Is there a coup happening in the US? | To the Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bQqoiHqD48g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump, Musk and the tech billionaires: Is there a coup happening in the US? | To the Point\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQqoiHqD48g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Even Republicans are surprised at how radically US President Trump and his advisor Elon Musk are fulfilling their election promise by restructuring the government and state apparatus.Trump sees his cutback plans as a service to the American taxpayer. Intended to help reduce what he sees as excessive bureaucracy in Washington, US President Trump claims he\u2019s ending the inefficiency and waste of taxpayers&#8217; money. But critics suspect a secret agenda aimed at discrediting and weakening American institutions. To the Point asks: Is a coup happening in the US? <\/p>\n<p>Our guests are writer, Annika Brockschmidt, Brandon Bohrn from the Bertelsmann Stiftung and writer and journalist Erik Kirschbaum.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Opener<br \/>\n02:15 The rule of law is currently ignored in the US<br \/>\n03:00 The speed and destructiveness of Trump&#8217;s agenda surpassed expectations<br \/>\n03:40 Checks and balances &#8211; are they still intact?<br \/>\n04:15 Trump knows his window of opportunity may only last two years<br \/>\n06:30 This government is openly threatening critical journalists<br \/>\n07:40 Video: The role of Elon Musk<br \/>\n09:10 Who is more dangerous \u2013 Musk or Trump?<br \/>\n10:45 Will China fill the gap that USAID leaves?<br \/>\n12:00 Under Trump political violence is rewarded<br \/>\n14:20 Is there a conflict of interest for Musk and DOGE?<br \/>\n15:00 If Trump goes too far in his clean up policy, he will lose popularity<br \/>\n17:00 Where are the Democrats? Still licking their wounds?<br \/>\n19:30 The Democrats have to find better topics than being against Trump<br \/>\n19:40 Video: USAID<br \/>\n21:30 Europe\u2019s security &#8211; a watershed moment for the West?<br \/>\n23:40 Will there be resistance against Trump?<br \/>\n25:15 What are the key factors for public resistance?  <\/p>\n<p>#tothepoint #trump #musk<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even Republicans are surprised at how radically US President Trump and his advisor Elon Musk are fulfilling their election promise by restructuring the government and state apparatus.Trump sees his cutback plans as a service to the American taxpayer. 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