This Game of Thrones imagery is, pardon me, the stuff of fantasy.
The might of a unified Presidency and Congress is sufficient to rein in the oligarchs. These tech billionaires can provide President Trump with nothing he cannot accomplish without them.
Meanwhile, the idea of “partnership” means that they get to exploit the American people for another four years. And that is what their empires are built on: exploitation. I don’t want them as partners, barons, or vassals.
“These tech billionaires can provide President Trump with nothing he cannot accomplish without them.”
But they can give him something very important. They can refrain from financing his enemies.
“they get to exploit the American people for another four years.”
In the real world everyone exploits everyone to the extent possible. I offer to pay you for some favor, we negotiate and we come to a mutually satisfactory arrangement.