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The mob vote for Trump

John Kiriakou's answer to a viewer asking whether he discussed politics with organised crime figures in prison: that he did, a great deal, that they love Donald Trump without qualification, and that the reason is a New York real estate developer's unavoidable daily contact with the unions the mob controls.

The mob vote for Trump is John Kiriakou’s answer to a viewer who asked, in November 2025, whether he had discussed politics with the organised crime figures he served time alongside, and what their politics were.[1]

The relationships

His answer opened with the fact that the acquaintances did not end at the prison gate: “A lot. I I had dinner with two with two of them in uh in Philadelphia over the weekend.”[1]

The politics

On their view of Donald Trump he was emphatic and repetitive: “They love love love Donald Trump. They love him.”[1]

The explanation

What interests Kiriakou is the reason, which he treats as occupational rather than ideological. Being a real estate developer in New York of all places, he says, means daily contact with the mob — because “They control everything.”[1][2]

He then itemised what everything means in the building trade: the concrete union, the union that makes windows, the steelworkers union. And the conclusion: “you’ve got to deal with these people if you want to build buildings.”[2]

Rall’s inference — that this is why Trump had those connections, and that he had to — drew Kiriakou’s agreement twice over: “Yeah. Exactly. Exactly.” His closing summary was that they love Trump and there are no two ways about it.[2]

Why it matters to him

The observation belongs to a body of material Kiriakou has produced about the people he met at Loretto — for whom his consistent method is to report what they think and why, rather than to treat their opinions as disqualified by their convictions.

See also

References

  1. DeProgram Show with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas, 2025-11-1331:46 on YouTube · Transcript
  2. DeProgram Show with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas, 2025-11-1332:19 on YouTube · Transcript

Sourced from John Kiriakou's on-record public statements. See his profile for the full body of his interviews, podcast appearances, and short-form video.