P394
Trump will partition conquered Western Hemisphere territory among loyal multinational corporations and individuals as personal fiefdoms, such as giving Exxon control over Alberta's tar sands.

What Jiang said

“So maybe Exxon gets control over the Alberta tar sets.”

Analysis

Modeled explicitly on Augustus Caesar bribing powerful Roman factions with provinces to secure loyalty, Jiang says Trump will hand out colonized North/Latin American territory to corporate and family allies rather than govern it directly.

Status history

• 2026-09-01 · Pending (claude_extract)

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