American Pravda

The systems that benefit Donald Trump

I’ve often been fascinated by the psychology of the follower. Authoritarian movements depend on a large pool of willing followers. Psychology is crucial for understanding that dynamic. The love of certainty and the feeling of belonging to an in group like patriots or true citizens is deeply motivating.

But there really is a top level conspiracy, above that, a series of systems and incentives that exploited the followers. Some people just make money off Donald Trump. Think about all the decades of lies, from Obama being a Kenyan, to claiming we didn’t kill 170 girls in an Iranian school.

Fox News made money off Trump. The National Inquirer made money off Trump. Jeff Bezos made money off Trump. Bezos recently said Trump was right about a lot of things, and is “more mature, more disciplined” than in the past.

Everybody who works for him makes money off him, later. All they have to do is pretend the lies are true.

Citation

Bezos on Trump: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/jeff-bezos-praises-trump-amid-scrutiny-00929877