Kara Swisher Slams Tech CEOs’ “Grotesque” Dinner with Trump | Pivot

Galloway argues the U.S. is already the most lethal military force on earth and that effective 21st‑century security is about deterrence, cyber, space, sanctions, and diplomacy—not performative ‘maximum lethality’ rhetoric that alienates allies, chills recruitment, and validates enemies’ fears.

To justify current AI‑centric valuations, Big Tech must extract roughly a trillion dollars in savings, much of it via cutting lawyers, consultants, media and knowledge workers—a 15% employment hit in susceptible sectors—unless valuations fall or new, truly incremental revenue sources emerge.

Swisher and Galloway blast CEOs like Zuckerberg and Gates for publicly flattering an insurrectionist they privately disdain, arguing that billionaires with economic security have a moral obligation to speak out rather than “fellate power” for regulatory relief, contracts, or tariffs.

Galloway says a trillion‑dollar Musk payout is structurally a giant commission for creating shareholder value, but insists the real fix is restoring steep marginal tax rates (e.g., 70–90% at ultra‑high incomes) and closing inheritance loopholes, since extra billions don’t increase happiness but could fund public goods.

They frame RFK Jr. as potentially the most dangerous figure in the administration because restricting easy vaccine access could sharply reduce uptake, resurrect preventable diseases, and disproportionately harm children and the poor, all while being laundered through pseudo‑science and regulatory sabotage.