Watch the Joe Rogan interview with Trump to see what he's really like: [this video] What we normally see is a stage persona. He also speaks differently when dealing with hostiles vs people acting like he's a human being. Rogan's style brings out people's real personalities better.
Shows Trump's real personality beyond stage persona
It's probably worth adding that his goal is to replace federal income tax with tariffs as he discussed on Joe Rogan [1]. I would love to see this happen. Other countries can pay my taxes. [1] - [this video] [video][3 hours]
This interview between Elon Musk and Joe Rogan explains — though I’m not sure the timestamp. Joe Rogan found it convincing enough to endorse Trump afterwards. [link] You could also watch the episode interviewing Trump. [this video] Or his VP, Vance. [link] Presumably the majority are people who agree with the message conveyed during such interviews.
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