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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Amma Mia podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Mamma Mia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land. We

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<v Speaker 2>and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and

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<v Speaker 2>Torres Rate islander cultures.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, friend, it's Miya. As a former listener of the

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<v Speaker 3>tell Me It's going to Be Okay podcast, I have

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<v Speaker 3>some good news for you. In the lead up to

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<v Speaker 3>the US election, Amelia Lester is joining me on Mamma

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<v Speaker 3>Mia out Loud each week to unpack all the batshit

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<v Speaker 3>crazy stuff Trump's been doing. Just like old times, starting today,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll be putting all those episodes through this feed full disclosure.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's a taste of yesterday's episode, so you can try

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<v Speaker 3>before you buy.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. The first thing you need to know is that

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<v Speaker 1>I got a text from a friend yesterday and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to read it in its entirety. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>friend in the US. Imagine it's twenty twelve, Barack Obama

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<v Speaker 1>was just reelected, and you receive this article from the future.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an article from the Washington Post. There's nothing

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<v Speaker 1>in this world that could convince you it's real. I

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<v Speaker 1>still don't believe it's a reported story from a real event.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you like to know how I would? I should

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<v Speaker 1>stop and say, no, it's not an assassination attempt, though that

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<v Speaker 1>did happen. That's that's even we'll get to that. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a surprising thing. This is the headline. Trump sways

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<v Speaker 1>and bops to music for thirty nine minutes in bizarre episode. So,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, what happened here? Because I've seen tweets about it,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes.

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<v Speaker 2>You just look at it and you go, oh, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure everyone's exaggerating.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, no, I have never read an article in

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Times where the reporter was so clearly

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<v Speaker 1>confused yet still had to write an article and describe

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<v Speaker 1>what happened. So what happened was Trump was doing a

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<v Speaker 1>rally in you guessed at Pennsylvania because basically that's the

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<v Speaker 1>one state where everyone's going to the next couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks it is deciding the election. He was at a

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<v Speaker 1>town hall in Pennsylvania and then two people needed medical attention,

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<v Speaker 1>which is also not surprising because the median age at

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<v Speaker 1>his rallies tends to be somewhere around seventy five. They

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<v Speaker 1>needed the medical attention, and he was sort of waiting

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<v Speaker 1>to see what happened there, and then he decided he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't going to talk about small business or the economy

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<v Speaker 1>or inflation anymore. He just wanted to listen to some music.

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<v Speaker 1>So he was said that song that he does whe

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<v Speaker 1>where he does his little fist. Yes, that extremely well. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>y m c h.

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<v Speaker 4>To dance to that on the stage show and we

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<v Speaker 4>are not dances and we did a better job than

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, there was a lot of fist dancing. So for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine minutes, Yeah, he played his greatest hits. He

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<v Speaker 1>played Walliam Ca, He played Ave Maria twice. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>down ut, which which I think is a diagram between

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump and Muriel Heslop is that they both love

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<v Speaker 1>the song are Vey Maria. What's interesting is he can't

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<v Speaker 1>play a lot of the songs he wants to play

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<v Speaker 1>these days because artists keep sending him seasoned desists. So

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<v Speaker 1>he used to love the Rolling Stones song you Can't

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<v Speaker 1>Always Get what you want. They sent him a season desist,

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<v Speaker 1>James Brown, it's a man's man's man's well.

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<v Speaker 4>That would be a big.

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<v Speaker 1>Snead O'Connor performing. Nothing compares to you, Now I know.

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<v Speaker 1>If there's one politician Shinetdo kinda loves, it's absolutely Donald.

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<v Speaker 4>Trump spinning in her grave speak.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, sorry, past tense. Yes. So anyway, it was a

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<v Speaker 1>really odd episode. No one really knows what to make

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<v Speaker 1>of it. But he had another odd episode this week

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<v Speaker 1>because he was at a rally in Arizona and he

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<v Speaker 1>said that he wanted to we think he was saying

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<v Speaker 1>Assyrians for Trump, but he said in such a way

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<v Speaker 1>that it sounded like Ascerasians, and no one really know

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<v Speaker 1>what he meant, and so there were various theories. People said,

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<v Speaker 1>could he have met Arizonans? Could he have meant Azerbaijan's.

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<v Speaker 1>But then eventually the case was cracked. There was a

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<v Speaker 1>group of people in red t shirts that read Assyrians

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<v Speaker 1>for Trump. Assyrians are, of course, and ancient people who

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<v Speaker 1>trace their roots to northern Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.

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<v Speaker 1>The Facebook group Assyrians for Trump only has one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty six members, so it's not a hugely important

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<v Speaker 1>swing group in this election. He's clashing it through us.

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<v Speaker 4>So I've seen a lot of people say that this

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<v Speaker 4>is further evidence of his cognitive decline. Other People were

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<v Speaker 4>saying he didn't like the questions that were being asked.

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<v Speaker 4>Others are saying he's avoiding making gaffes like my.

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<v Speaker 2>Numbers with the black and especially black men.

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<v Speaker 1>I love black men, I love them, I love them.

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<v Speaker 1>I have gone through the roof with black men.