Is Trump's Pay-to-Play Dinner His Biggest Grift Yet? | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 29, 2025

Duration

58m

Channel

Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway break down Alphabet's strong earnings, and why the company continues to dominate. Then, the Trump meme coin grift that's raising serious corruption questions. Plus, Trump appears to flip on Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says all the tariff chaos is just "strategic uncertainty," and the new, affordable, all-American EV truck. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 8:50 Alphabet Earnings 16:51 Milwaukee Judge Arrested 21:29 Trump and Zelensky Meeting 27:41 Trump Meme Coin Dinner 33:43 Trump’s “Strategic Uncertainty” 39:14 Shein Hikes Prices 41:18 New EV Truck Unveiled 47:24 Wins and Fails #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #alphabet #judgearrested #donaldtrump #zelensky #ukraine #putin #memecoin #tariffs #shein #fastfashion #slateauto #cybertruck #ev #tesla

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Scott Galloway

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• Kara Swisher

  host

• Gabe (guest commentator from the segment)

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Is Trump's Pay-to-Play Dinner His Biggest Grift Yet? | Pivot explores trump’s Meme Coin Grift, Tariff Chaos, and Alphabet’s Quiet Dominance Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway open with personal updates and media-industry gossip from the White House Correspondents’ weekend before diving into tech, politics, and economic power plays.

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