Actor Edward Norton breaks down Trump's poker 'endgame' in epic Twitter thread: 'Call. His. Bluff'
The boss of a casino should know a few things about the cards they hold. They also know what the players in the house hold. They make sure drinks keep coming to hold off how long it is before someone leaves the table to try and get as much money out of a patron as is possible. The business model works for almost everyone — OK, well, Trump failed at this — however, the strategy remains to not worry about the immediate outcome of winning a hand or to bust the player. The goal is to string the situation out long enough that you find a way to get what you want anyway.
Edward Norton, an actor often associated with his fantastic performances in American History X and Fight Club, took to Twitter and gave his perspective as someone who grew up the son of a federal prosecutor about the "game" that Donald J. Trump is playing with democracy.
I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a f… https://t.co/AbQ8Tl2zmr— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867047
...or that ‘chaos is what he loves’. The core of it is that he knows he’s in deep, multi-dimensional legal jeopardy… https://t.co/qwPTAVLvOk— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867047
...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the… https://t.co/iWPXj9IXKL— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867047
...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the… https://t.co/iWPXj9IXKL— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867047
I will allow that he’s also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no dou… https://t.co/K4u1tGmLNn— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867047
But his contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of our political compact isn’t about 2024, per… https://t.co/YVjeUUcMrT— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867048
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold.… https://t.co/54VLTJlyMd— Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦 (@Edward Norton 🌻🇺🇦) 1605867048
