1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: International Correspondence with Ends and Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: for New Zealand Business. Dan. Listen to US Correspondence with 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: US Dan, Heather, how are you feeling tired? 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 2: Yeah? Tired? Yeah, yeah, I think I've. 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: Seen your Facebook posts. Yeah, yeah, more describing words please 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: about how are you feeling. 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: I'm feeling actually a little relieved that it's over, a 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 3: little anxious about what's going to happen in January, and 9 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 3: even more anxious that we're going to start talking about 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 3: twenty twenty eight in about oh, I don't know, maybe 11 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 3: fourteen months to see who's going to throw their hat 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 3: into the ring, which I know will be Governor Gavinet. 13 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: So no disappointment that the Orange Man got elected. 14 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 3: No, I mean, it's not my It's not really my 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 3: job to say if I'm disappointed or not. It's still 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: a human Dan, it's my job to say that I 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 3: was surprised. 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: Yes, I was going to ask for that. Were you surprised? 19 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 3: I was. If you had asked me three months ago 20 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 3: who I thought was going to win this election, I 21 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 3: would have said Donald Trump, hands down. And that was 22 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 3: when Joe Biden was still running a taste. Then I 23 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: had a good feeling about Kamala Harris. And then in 24 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: the last couple of weeks there just felt like a 25 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 3: change that was going on, even though I didn't think 26 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: Trump was at his best out on the campaign, and 27 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 3: the fact that when the early pulling number started coming in, 28 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 3: I mean right away and you saw just that that 29 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: big divide. I said, oh, this is not this is 30 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 3: not going to be one of these things where we 31 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: don't know who's going to win for two or three days, 32 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 3: like everything's predicting. 33 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Dan, you know, I try to warn you. I 34 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: try to warn you. I try to do a solid 35 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: by you, my friend. And I was telling you he's 36 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: going to win all the swing states and we're gonna 37 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: have an We're gonna have a result on the day. 38 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: I tried to tell you, But anyway, you didn't want 39 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: to listen to it. Now look at you. 40 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 2: You did. 41 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: Anyway, It's going to be a fun four years though 42 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: we can at least we can at least get it. 43 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you what you know. For all the 44 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: people who think that Donald Trump hates women, it is 45 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: quite something that he has appointed Susie Wilds to be 46 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: his chief of stuff. And am I right in thinking 47 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: that she is the first woman in the history of 48 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: your country to be appointed as chief of staff. 49 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: She is, and that is just a head scratcher to 50 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: think that it has taken that long to get and 51 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,399 Speaker 2: it takes a lady hated to do it. Well, yeah 52 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: it is. 53 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 3: And basically, I mean she's the one who's credited behind 54 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 3: the scenes for helping Donald Trump to win this thing. 55 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 3: I mean, she goes all the way back to the seventies, 56 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 3: in the early eighties, she worked with Reagan back in 57 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 3: the day. 58 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 2: But she has avoided the spotlight, which is why a 59 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 2: lot of people don't even know who she is. 60 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: She didn't want to take the mic when Trump said 61 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: come on up during the celebration Wednesday morning. And I 62 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 3: think most people will agree that she's earned his respect 63 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 3: and maybe we'll stick around for a while because during 64 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 3: his first administration he went through I think three or 65 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 3: maybe four chiefs of staff. But apparently this is a 66 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: woman that, you know, when she doesn't like what Trump says, 67 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 3: he knows it and respects that, and she can just 68 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: sort of stare him down, you know what. 69 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: She has a vibe about her that's not sycophantica, like 70 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: she has quite a matron lee vibe. I reckon that 71 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: she would have him by the shortened curlies. She'd be 72 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: chilling him off. 73 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 3: I think, can I tell you this is the highlight 74 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 3: of my week, honestly, when I get to talk with 75 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 3: you about this stuff. 76 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: Yes I can from the other side of the world. 77 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: But you're right, You're right, And I think she is 78 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 2: going to stick around for a little while now. 79 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: Joe Biden, do you think he does deserve the criticism 80 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: that he's getting at the moment for holding on too 81 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: long and essentially helping Karmala to lose the election. 82 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 3: I think he deserves part of that. After listening to 83 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 3: him speak today, I think this was probably the best 84 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 3: speech that I've heard him give in some time. I mean, 85 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 3: he seems sincere, he seemed presidential. I think he gave 86 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 3: the type of message that most people wanted to hear 87 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: and needed to hear. Over here vowing this, you know this, 88 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 3: this peaceful transition, and saying setbacks are unavoidable, but giving 89 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 3: up is unforgivable. 90 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: I thought it was a very well written speech. I 91 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: thought he looked on on target. 92 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 3: It's too bad that he didn't do this six months 93 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 3: ago and he didn't come across like this six months ago. 94 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 3: They may not have had to drag Kamala to the 95 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 3: to the front of the DNC. And I mean, who 96 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 3: knows where she's going to end up, you know, in 97 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: the future in terms of the party. But I think 98 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: it's safe to say for the next four years, basically 99 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 3: this is going to be a Republican led country and 100 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: Donald Trump is the you know, the godfather of the 101 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 3: Republican Party. 102 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's quite an interesting time. He dan listen, Thank 103 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: you very much, and I look forward to talking to 104 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: you again next week. For another highlight off your week, 105 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: Ted Mitchison, how you is correspondent. For more from Hither 106 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news Talks it'd be 107 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.