Cryptocurrency millionaire Bruce Fenton on why he is running for Senate, “The types of things that we have seen over the last couple of years are unprecedented, and I feel that it is very important that we have in federal office people who understand the Constitution, understand human rights, and understand freedom.”
In an interview at WGIR, Chris Ryan talks with Bruce Fenton, a Republican candidate for US Senate. Fenton is a cryptocurrency millionaire and investor from the seacoast area of New Hampshire.
Bruce Fenton recently joined a field of six other Republican candidates who are vying for the opportunity of running for US Senate against the Democrat incumbent, Maggie Hassan. The Republican Primary is set for September 13th and the General Election is on November 8th.
In the interview, Fenton discusses why he has decided to enter politics; expresses his belief that the world is poised for a fourth turning, an epoch shift in the economic and political climate; articulates his ideas about government; says that he will self-fund his campaign and will try to personally connect with the voters; sees unnecessary foreign wars, like Afghanistan, government intrusion into personal freedom, and the economy as the three main issues of his campaign; and talks about the role of government in the world of bitcoin.
The turbulent times that we live in have prompted Bruce Fenton to leave the world of finance and to jump into politics.
“The types of things that we have seen over the last couple of years are unprecedented, and I feel that it is very important that we have in federal office people who understand the Constitution, understand human rights, and understand freedom.”
The COVID pandemic, according to Bruce Fenton, is the principal cause of the huge change, which is happening, called the fourth turning—the destruction and rebuilding of institutional life in response to a perceived threat to survival.
Fenton sees two possible courses of action going forward: the Chinese approach to dealing with COVID, which we adopted, lockdowns and increased government controls or a return to American ideals of freedom, liberty, and individual choice.
Expressing a belief in limited government, Bruce Fenton is against the degree of government intervention which was imposed during the COVID panic.
“Everybody should be able to take their own risks and make their own choices because individuals make better choices than a centralized party.”
Bruce Fenton, despite his dislike of government overreach, is trying to become part of a federal government which is constantly growing and becoming more a part of our everyday lives.
If elected, Fenton says that he would be independent and that he considers himself to be a Ron Paul Republican. In the past, Fenton was against the war in Iraq, and didn’t support all of Donald Trump’s policies but feels that Trump was better than the alternative.
With a reported net worth of about $6 million, Bruce Fenton is willing to self-fund his Senatorial campaign, but he is concerned that candidates become distanced from the concerns of the voters with so much money spent on ad agencies and consultants.
The three main issues which Bruce Fenton will address in his campaign will be having a foreign policy which avoids wars like in Afghanistan, limiting government overreach like the lockdowns during COVID, and the economy.
In the final segment of the interview, Bruce Fenton discusses the role of governments in determining a global currency.
“Ultimately, people should be able to decide what money is. The idea that politicians decide what money is is sort of an absurd thing. It’s just like that they used to decide what your religion was.”