There is a systemic lack of trust in government and mainstream institutions today.

“there's no trust in the institutions. There's no trust in mainstream media.”

Recent events have made government and institutional dishonesty obvious, causing more people to question their credibility.

“I'm glad they did it cuz it woke up so many people where they started doing this crazier and crazier and crazier [ __ ] and people are like, "Whoa, the the government's doing this."”

Government institutions can regain public trust only by acknowledging past wrongdoing, implementing clear reforms, and practicing consistent transparency.

“what needs to be done to regain trust is to establish a clear visible positive change followed by consistent transparency and updates to show we had a problem we addressed that problem we are continuing to address that problem and here is how we're doing with it”

He suggests that healthy skepticism of government institutions is necessary for a free society.

“I do think that healthy skepticism of government is I don't think it's good think necessary”