Rick Wilson: I’m Sure J.D. Vance’s Speech ‘Sounded Better in Russian When They Worked it Up the First Time’

RAMOS: “But the one thing that Steve Bannon does seem to understand is that Elon Musk has the ability to install populist governments across Europe. Does he? What role do you think Elon Musk is playing right now?”
Wilson: “Listen, I’ve done politics in Europe before and they are not accustomed to money at scale in these elections. They are not accustomed to somebody who would come in and say, ‘I’m going to spend 100 million, 200 million, $300 million, because Elon has that capability at this moment. As long as Tesla’s stock price is up, Elon Musk has that ability. But they would love to assemble — and Bannon and Eloon and must have a bit of a rivalry because Bannon is more of a hyper-populist and less of a money guy, but they are working in a common cause right now. You saw Pete Hegseth bring along one of the most — one of the most notorious alt-right figures, Jack Posobiec, with him to Europe as an advisor on this trip. These are people who are all pulling for one person in the equation. It’s not Donald Trump. They’re trying to pull together a Europe that looks like what Vladimir Putin wants in his dreams. And my German friend, you know, when she texted me back, she said, ‘You know, I’m sure J.D.’s speech sounded better in Russian when they worked it up the first time.’ It just was not anything but a pro-Putin vision of Europe.”