Well, isn’t this an interesting twist? Jeff Bezos, the billionaire behind Amazon and someone who hasn’t exactly been a cheerleader for conservative causes, is now singing the praises of President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies. During the New York Times DealBook Summit, Bezos laid out why he’s “super optimistic” about Trump’s second term and ready to lend a hand in pushing for deregulation. That’s right—deregulation. Cue the collective gasps from progressive corners of Twitter.
Let’s start with Bezos’ acknowledgment that Trump’s focus on cutting red tape is exactly what the country needs. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation,” Bezos said, adding that he wants to help make it happen. Imagine that—one of the world’s richest men recognizing that government overreach stifles growth. It’s almost like he’s been reading Republican playbooks instead of relying on the usual big-government, Silicon Valley-approved rhetoric.
“I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. And my point of view, if I can help him do that, I’m going to help him because we do have too much regulation in this country. This country is so set up to grow.”
Bezos is spot-on about America’s regulatory bloat. Overregulation is the invisible tax strangling small businesses, entrepreneurs, and even major corporations. Trump gets this, which is why deregulation was a hallmark of his first term, leading to record-breaking economic growth. Bezos seems to understand that reducing government interference is key to unleashing America’s potential—a sentiment Republicans have been preaching for decades. Welcome aboard, Jeff.
What’s more, Bezos hit the nail on the head about how to tackle the national debt: growth. “You’re going to solve the problem of the national debt by making it a smaller percentage of GDP, not by shrinking the national debt, but by growing the GDP,” he said. Finally, someone with economic influence is willing to state the obvious—America can’t tax or regulate its way out of its fiscal mess. Growth is the only way forward. And who better to deliver that growth than Trump, the guy who oversaw the largest economic boom in modern history before COVID knocked things sideways?
“By the way, all of our problems, all of our economic problems, like if you look at the deficit and the national debt, and how gigantic it is as a portion of GDP — these are real problems, and they’re real long-term problems — and the way you get out of them is by outgrowing them,” he continued. “You’re going to solve the problem of the national debt by making it a smaller percentage of GDP, not by shrinking the national debt, but by growing the GDP. You have to grow the denominator. That means you have to grow GDP at 3%, 4%, 5% a year, and let the national debt grow slower than that. If you can do that, this is a very manageable problem.”
Bezos also emphasized the unique advantages of America’s risk capital system, which attracts entrepreneurs and innovation like nowhere else. His point about the U.S. being “the luckiest country in the world” is one conservatives have been shouting from the rooftops for years. Natural resources? Check. Energy independence? Check. A culture that rewards ambition and risk-taking? Double-check. Trump’s pro-growth, pro-energy independence policies align perfectly with what Bezos described as the key to keeping America on top.
But here’s the kicker: Bezos praised Trump for “growing” over the past eight years, calling him “calmer,” “more confident,” and “more settled.” That’s a subtle but telling nod to the maturity and focus Trump brings to his second term. Even someone as entrenched in the globalist, left-leaning elite as Bezos can’t ignore the fact that Trump delivers results.
NEW: Jeff Bezos says he’s ‘very optimistic’ about the incoming Trump administration, offering to help streamline regulations and dismissing concerns about Elon Musk leveraging government power against competitors.
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So, while progressives gnash their teeth at the idea of Bezos teaming up with Trump, the takeaway here is simple: Trump’s policies work, and even those who once criticized him are starting to admit it. If that doesn’t speak volumes about what’s to come in the next four years, nothing will.
