Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldMessages from the archive of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategistWhatsApp to Stephen: We\u2019ve hit the motherload. MicroMetah.AI want our help in their EU lobbying campaign. With Trump in charge, they want to play hard ball with the European Commission. But they still want to hedge their bets a bit with someone playing good cop even as they bare their fangs. We\u2019ll be negotiating but with the 82nd Airborne on standby.From: Rutherford@Monkwellstrategy.comTo: Jesse@MicroMetah.AI.comHi Jesse, We\u2019re thrilled to be on board with one of tech\u2019s giants. Monkwell has long regarded the European Commission as a blocker to business so it is a real pleasure to put them back in their box on digital regulation. As far as our fee goes it is our standard rate plus the removal of my entire personal search history. I\u2019m kidding of course, although is that actually doable? Clearly there are a lot of issues. Europe has even forced Apple to change its charging cable, which is pure anti-Americanism. And the market abuse rules really cramp a plutocrat\u2019s style. I wouldn\u2019t place much store on the commission\u2019s soothing noises about being ready to discuss anything. They are about as dependable as a British cabinet minister\u2019s LinkedIn profile.But the bottom line is you now have firepower on your side, which is presumably why you all discovered your secret inner Republican around November 5. I was very impressed with Meta\u2019s policy chief telling European leaders last week anything his company doesn\u2019t like would be \u201chighlighted\u201d \u201cwith President Trump\u201d. I love it; he\u2019s the Daddy and we\u2019re telling our Dad. So cool.Even so, it can\u2019t be all stick. At some point the EU will just push back, especially if he\u2019s already whacking them with tariffs, stealing Greenland and selling Ukraine. Also they\u2019ll note the way tech firms just roll over in China. So some soft diplomacy is important. Anything we can do to show you still want to work with them sometimes will ease the overall climate. But ultimately, yes, be ready to wheel out the president, or even better Elon Musk.\u00a0You should go after the UK too. Elon hates the Online Safety Act. And we think they are very exposed over the digital services tax, though it is popular here and the government has no money. Trump really hates tax being paid to other countries so I think we can run a very aggressive campaign to ramp up pressure on this. They are desperate to keep in with him. We can reach out to Lord Mandelson, the new ambassador, and see if he wants to turn this into a win for himself with the US administration.Speak soon, RutherfordFind me on Strava, KoM Sydenham Hill, London to Brighton 3 hrs 04m, Al Jubailah\/Bawdah Loop \u2014 42 mins.WhatsApp to Marcus@EUComm: Marcus, as you may know we\u2019ve been hired by MicroMetah.AI. I know they are swaggering in public but we think the tech leaders want to work constructively with you. They know they\u2019ve got Trump at their back but they also want to be reasonable. They don\u2019t want to be running to him all the time. Let\u2019s talk soon.WhatsApp to Jesse@MicroMetah.AI: Could be time to dial the White House.WhatsApp to Marcus@EUComm: Seriously Marcus, they don\u2019t see why AI advances should be restrained by copyright rules that stop them taking content for free. You know that other people\u2019s property is theft, right? I\u2019m trying to hold my guys back here. They\u2019re ready to take Trump to Defcon one.From: Rutherford@Monkwellstrategy.comTo: Jesse@MicroMetah.AI.comHi Jesse,OK, they are scared. Let\u2019s hold the Pres back for a bit. We need to ratchet up the pressure on AI regulation since that ball is very much in play. It offers the EU a chance to play nice, recognising that their overstrict copyright and safety rules are making Europe a no-go zone for the most important arriving technology. Also no one there actually understands AI anyway.\u00a0Your argument here is simply that the EU is making itself irrelevant, although truthfully you might prefer an irrelevant EU anyway. If we tell them that all European investment will go to the UK instead, I think they\u2019ll soon come round.\u00a0\u00a0One concern is that a lot of the EU antitrust issues involve one US tech giant against another. So we will need to make sure you can still sabotage your rivals without it prompting President Trump to ride to their rescue. There\u2019s no point getting Apple fined billions, if Tim Cook can just get the president to call it anti-American and threaten the EU with tariffs. It\u2019s another example of why we need a holistic approach which is not just running to Trump every time.Best RutherfordFind me on\u00a0…WhatsApp to Marcus@EUComm: I\u2019m sorry you feel that way Marcus. I should warn you I don\u2019t think we can stop President Trump hearing about this.Messages recovered by Robert Shrimsley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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