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Speaker 1: Amazon dot com. His piece over at National Review, The

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Speaker 1: She's going to be formidable because she talks in sloganeering

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Speaker 1: on Tony Katz, President Trump promising more information on UFOs,

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Speaker 1: You had a President Obama leaking classified information, according to

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Speaker 2: I'm Tony Katz, and this is Tony Katz. Today.

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Speaker 1: The GDP comes in for the fourth quarter at one

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Speaker 2: My gosh, that's not big at all.

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Speaker 1: One point four percent is a knee.

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Speaker 4: You, well it says a. Lot this is this is

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Speaker 1: Decision SO i will counter only by saying THAT i

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Speaker 1: response to these tariffs being now basically.

435
00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,800
Speaker 4: Nullified, well, okay long, term the market's going to like.

436
00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,760
Speaker 4: This this is good because we don't like the. Taxes

437
00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:49,240
Speaker 4: nobody wants more, taxes well except for the. Left but

438
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,200
Speaker 4: in the short term it's.

439
00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:51,600
Speaker 3: Going to be a.

440
00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,960
Speaker 4: Negative even Though i'm against, tariffs it's a negative because

441
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,840
Speaker 4: we just took a tool of bargaining chip away from the.

442
00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,840
Speaker 4: President so he's going to have to use an another bargaining,

443
00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,800
Speaker 4: tool another chip to put on the. Table and are

444
00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,159
Speaker 4: all these deals that he, did are they now null and?

445
00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,199
Speaker 4: Void he just signed one yesterday With? Indonesia is that

446
00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:13,679
Speaker 4: null and? Void because those things do include? Tariffs do

447
00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,560
Speaker 4: they have to be approved by The? Senate because again

448
00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,760
Speaker 4: their trade agreements now and those things the president can't do.

449
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,439
Speaker 4: Unilaterally he has to get the approval of The. Senate

450
00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,720
Speaker 4: SO i think long Term Wall street's going to be

451
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,800
Speaker 4: happy with. This but right now there's some, chaos and you,

452
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,920
Speaker 4: KNOW i guess that's the definition of The trump presidency

453
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,760
Speaker 4: is throw some chaos out there and see what.

454
00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,359
Speaker 1: Happened talking to, you Doctor Matt, will economist at The

455
00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:40,600
Speaker 1: university Of. Indianapolis now let's move it over to THIS

456
00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:45,520
Speaker 1: gdp one point four, percent and you also have a

457
00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:50,439
Speaker 1: conversation of inflation firming. Up they're saying three. Percent The

458
00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,199
Speaker 1: fed is very very concerned about cutting.

459
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,040
Speaker 2: Rates they absolutely don't want to do.

460
00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,360
Speaker 1: This this is Going i'm going to be yet another

461
00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,720
Speaker 1: fight that's going to place Before Jerome powell is. Replaced

462
00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,480
Speaker 1: but let's talk about this one point four PERCENT gdp

463
00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:07,720
Speaker 1: in the fourth. Quarter it was a two and a

464
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,399
Speaker 1: half percent. Estimate that's a miss by basically a full.

465
00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:13,240
Speaker 1: Percent what the heck happened?

466
00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,879
Speaker 4: Here, okay there's a lot of parts to, this AND

467
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,399
Speaker 4: i want us to cover all of them because it's.

468
00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,040
Speaker 4: Important but let me say the. Headline it's not as

469
00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,040
Speaker 4: bad as the president. Thinks The president went right out

470
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,919
Speaker 4: of the gating and he attacked The democrats for the.

471
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,080
Speaker 4: Shutdown he attacked your own poal for not cutting, rates

472
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,360
Speaker 4: and you know, WHAT i understand him on both of those.

473
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,840
Speaker 4: Points but it's not as bad as he. Thinks and

474
00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:36,639
Speaker 4: you got to look under the. Hood you AND i

475
00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,800
Speaker 4: always do, this and let's look under the. Hood first of,

476
00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,160
Speaker 4: all there is a one percent reduction IN gdp because

477
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,880
Speaker 4: of the government, Shutdown so right out of the, gate

478
00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,560
Speaker 4: there's a one percent off number that we need to

479
00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,800
Speaker 4: take into. Account but there's some really good stuff in this. Report,

480
00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,320
Speaker 4: okay first good. Thing consumer spending is up two and

481
00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,240
Speaker 4: a half, percent two point Four that is an excellent.

482
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,040
Speaker 4: Number probably my favorite number in this well maybe it's

483
00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:08,119
Speaker 4: my second. Favorite is domestic investment people putting shovel in the,

484
00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:12,200
Speaker 4: ground putting up, buildings building their businesses up three point eight.

485
00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:16,720
Speaker 4: Percent that's a very good. Number but there's two. Drags

486
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,919
Speaker 4: there's two things that are pulling it, down AND i

487
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:23,119
Speaker 4: think they're good. Things one is the government shrink by

488
00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:27,760
Speaker 4: five point one. Percent remember we talked About BIDEN'S gdp

489
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,919
Speaker 4: was up because he was growing. Government THIS gdp is

490
00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,359
Speaker 4: down because government shrank five point one. Percent this is a.

491
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,560
Speaker 4: Flaw it's a flaw with this Ridiculous knesy AND gdp

492
00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,400
Speaker 4: formula in that the growth of government contributes to THE gdp.

493
00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,640
Speaker 4: Number so IF i Were, Trump i'd, say, hey, yeah

494
00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,680
Speaker 4: one point, Four but come, on we struck. Government that's

495
00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,200
Speaker 4: a good. Thing private industry is, growing consumer spending is. Up,

496
00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,879
Speaker 4: okay government's. Down that's perfectly. Fine but there's also an

497
00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,200
Speaker 4: import export angle on this that relates back to The

498
00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,000
Speaker 4: Supreme court. DECISION i thought they could be breath first

499
00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:04,480
Speaker 4: because there were a lot after just.

500
00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:12,160
Speaker 1: That, yeah the idea that the shutdown is CAUSING gdp

501
00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:12,679
Speaker 1: to go.

502
00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:13,520
Speaker 2: Down what's?

503
00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,160
Speaker 1: Shutdown are referring to that The homeland security shutdown that's

504
00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,520
Speaker 1: been going on for just about a.

505
00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,400
Speaker 2: Week are we talking about the shutdown From October.

506
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,000
Speaker 1: November that's what, Well i'm talking fourth, quarter so of

507
00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,680
Speaker 1: course you're talking about the shutdown From october And. NOVEMBER

508
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:31,040
Speaker 1: i thought these were good things because it reduces government.

509
00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,840
Speaker 1: Payrolls now you're telling me that that also leads to

510
00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:35,680
Speaker 1: a SMALLER.

511
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:40,359
Speaker 4: Gdp, yes because remember we're not traveling as. Much you,

512
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:45,480
Speaker 4: know The Homeland security had, Issues flights were, canceled rail issues,

513
00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,439
Speaker 4: occurred people at the docks couldn't get goods, off you,

514
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,040
Speaker 4: know boats In Long beach and in they Own New.

515
00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,879
Speaker 4: Jersey so, no there's a lot of these things that

516
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,760
Speaker 4: government does that you AND i, like you, know national. Defense,

517
00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,600
Speaker 4: okay those things are. Good they contribute to the activity

518
00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,080
Speaker 4: of the, country even if it's not government spending that's causing.

519
00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:10,560
Speaker 4: It so the government infrastructure that shut down cause all

520
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,679
Speaker 4: of the, economy private economy to pull. Back and that's

521
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,359
Speaker 4: where we get the one percent. From and that's kind

522
00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,000
Speaker 4: of the consensus estimate from economists across the.

523
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,399
Speaker 1: Board President trump putting out on a truth Social The

524
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,119
Speaker 1: democrats shutdown costs THE usa at least two points IN.

525
00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,880
Speaker 2: Gdp that's why they're doing. It in many.

526
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,399
Speaker 1: Form, Again i'm talking about this latest. Shutdown no shutdowns

527
00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,400
Speaker 1: also lower interest rates too.

528
00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:34,760
Speaker 2: Late powell is the.

529
00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:39,400
Speaker 1: Worst yet he hasn't fired too Late, powell AS i,

530
00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:43,600
Speaker 1: said The fed seems very very concerned about. Inflation they're

531
00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,920
Speaker 1: saying three, percent and they're saying they're they're hinting that

532
00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,360
Speaker 1: there won't be another rate. Cut you cutting?

533
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:50,760
Speaker 2: Rates?

534
00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,080
Speaker 4: Good, well okay, again let's let's let's put aside the

535
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,200
Speaker 4: wash combo decision of rate cuts and balance. Sheet but

536
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,920
Speaker 4: this report indicate. Inflation they have their own numbers called

537
00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:06,000
Speaker 4: the gd price. Deflator it's an indication of inflation that's

538
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,840
Speaker 4: built into THE gdp. Report it was three point seven.

539
00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:13,000
Speaker 4: Percent that's not an annualized. Number it was actually by their,

540
00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:17,400
Speaker 4: definition not the matt. Willmath by their definition in this,

541
00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:21,720
Speaker 4: report three point seven percent inflation for the third or

542
00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:25,280
Speaker 4: for the fourth. Quarter that is. Real and that also

543
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,440
Speaker 4: was a drag ON gdp because you, know we call

544
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:32,240
Speaker 4: NOMINAL gdp versus REAL. Gdp it's adjusted for. Inflation and

545
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,760
Speaker 4: the inflation was three point seven. Percent it is not

546
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,960
Speaker 4: gone into cut rates right now without a setting of

547
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,840
Speaker 4: the balance, sheet would even contribute more to. Inflation so

548
00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,600
Speaker 4: the president's wrong to be pointing the finger at your

549
00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,000
Speaker 4: own pal on is that that's NOT i don't agree with.

550
00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:51,600
Speaker 1: Him but you do agree that the shutdown Of October

551
00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:54,360
Speaker 1: november led to a LOWER gdp.

552
00:29:55,560 --> 00:30:00,120
Speaker 4: Overall, yes it led to a LOWER, gdp AND i

553
00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:02,400
Speaker 4: believe the one percent. Estimate you, know the president likes

554
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,880
Speaker 4: to use. Hyperbole but, again the shutdown also reduced the

555
00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,560
Speaker 4: size of, government which also REDUCED. Gdp but there's a

556
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:15,920
Speaker 4: very interesting part of this report import, export because again

557
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,080
Speaker 4: this is a flaw with THE. Gdp it doesn't consider

558
00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:25,040
Speaker 4: foreign direct. Investment so we had fewer exports last quarter

559
00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:29,240
Speaker 4: and more. Imports that's a drag ON gdp because it's

560
00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:30,280
Speaker 4: a flaw in THE gdp.

561
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:31,720
Speaker 3: FORMULA i want a lot of.

562
00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,720
Speaker 4: IMPORTS i want to buy cheap stuff From germany and

563
00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,280
Speaker 4: From switzerland and from THE. Uk but that's a drag ON.

564
00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,760
Speaker 4: Gdp and his. Tariffs we've said it a million, times

565
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,360
Speaker 4: And i'm not. Good i'm not going to stop saying.

566
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:47,320
Speaker 4: It his tariff's actually harm manufacturing and exports and. IMPORTS

567
00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,720
Speaker 4: i give you The whirlpool, EXAMPLE i give you The intel.

568
00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,800
Speaker 4: Example whenever you put protectionist tariffs in, place it only

569
00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:58,080
Speaker 4: protects your. Industry short, term long, term it hurts your,

570
00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,640
Speaker 4: industry and that's what we see in this Gd The

571
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,960
Speaker 4: april tariffs hurt the fourth QUARTER.

572
00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,640
Speaker 1: Gdp, hey you, know sometimes the gift comes in all

573
00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:07,000
Speaker 1: sorts of.

574
00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:08,360
Speaker 2: Ways if the tariffs.

575
00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:10,800
Speaker 1: Are, gone your argument would be on my, argument we're

576
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:11,440
Speaker 1: going to see.

577
00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,480
Speaker 2: Some very good growth that could take.

578
00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,920
Speaker 1: Place but really quick on this trade, deficit because The

579
00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,600
Speaker 1: Wall Street journal had the Story america imported a record

580
00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,120
Speaker 1: amount last year despite seismic trade policy. Changes you saw

581
00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:27,719
Speaker 1: seventy point three billion DOLLARS us trade deficit goods and services.

582
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:32,160
Speaker 1: Monthly and what you're saying is that even with the

583
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,120
Speaker 1: tariffs and this claim that we were going to close trade,

584
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,880
Speaker 1: gaps that's not the way it. Works the trade gap

585
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:38,600
Speaker 1: is as big as.

586
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:44,360
Speaker 4: Ever, yes this is not news liberal, economists conservative, economists

587
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:48,760
Speaker 4: it doesn't. Matter trade tariffs do not reduce your trade.

588
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,000
Speaker 4: Deficit the president has this false impression in his mind

589
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:53,920
Speaker 4: and he can't get rid of, it and The Wall

590
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:57,640
Speaker 4: Street journal is reporting exactly the. DATA i just explained

591
00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:02,120
Speaker 4: the tariffs had a short term bump in trade, deficits

592
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,120
Speaker 4: long term harm to. Him but, Again i'm a fan

593
00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:08,040
Speaker 4: of trade. DEFICITS i don't like the word. DEFICITS i

594
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,120
Speaker 4: don't want to include some other things in the.

595
00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:14,480
Speaker 1: Explanation so if you're advising the, president, hey The Supreme

596
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,680
Speaker 1: court ruled against you just on THE ieepa, right not

597
00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,040
Speaker 1: tariffs and. Tote we should be clear about.

598
00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:21,000
Speaker 2: That six to three.

599
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:25,239
Speaker 1: Decisions The Supreme court rules against UTILIZING taraza via This

600
00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:26,680
Speaker 1: Emergency Powers.

601
00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:29,240
Speaker 2: Act what are you advising?

602
00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,040
Speaker 1: Him you're his, economist just sitting there in the, oval

603
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,560
Speaker 1: and he's, Like, matt what do you THINK i should?

604
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:38,959
Speaker 4: Do, Hooster, president this is a great opportunity for. You

605
00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,720
Speaker 4: what you need to do is use some other tools

606
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,520
Speaker 4: other than the tariff tool block import of. GOODS i

607
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,160
Speaker 4: think that is a bigger hammer to use against a

608
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:51,520
Speaker 4: country in a trade negotiation than a tariff or attacks

609
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,160
Speaker 4: on THE us. Citizen use other tools to bring them

610
00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,800
Speaker 4: to their. KNEES i think he's capable of doing. THAT

611
00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,840
Speaker 4: i have incredible trust in this president and is negotiating.

612
00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:04,640
Speaker 4: Skills just use a different technique rather than, tariffs AND

613
00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,920
Speaker 4: i think you can accomplish the same, results if not, Better.

614
00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:12,360
Speaker 1: Doctor, mattwell economist at The university Of. INDIANAPOLIS i appreciate

615
00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,240
Speaker 1: you being with us more to get To I'm Tony.

616
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 1: KATZ i have not talked much about The, olympics but

617
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:27,520
Speaker 1: watching the women hockey team win a gold, medal it

618
00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:32,160
Speaker 1: was it was pretty Solid Tony, Katz Tony katz.

619
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,000
Speaker 2: Today good to be, here good to be with.

620
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:40,680
Speaker 1: You it was a very very Worthwhile the, OVERTIME i,

621
00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,160
Speaker 1: mean first of, all just overtime in.

622
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:47,360
Speaker 2: General how this had to come. About and then THE

623
00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:49,880
Speaker 2: i mean it was a sick.

624
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:55,320
Speaker 1: MOVE i don't consider myself a hockey expert by any

625
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:59,720
Speaker 1: stretch of the, imagination but it was an incredible. Move

626
00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:05,000
Speaker 1: to be able to move the puck back to the center,

627
00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:10,800
Speaker 1: ice to be able to take that shot in. Incredible

628
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:16,160
Speaker 1: and then they get their gold medals and what do they.

629
00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:23,439
Speaker 1: Do they're singing the national anthem. TOGETHER i, mean that's

630
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:27,360
Speaker 1: kind of all we, wanted, right some people fighting For

631
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:31,160
Speaker 1: america win or, lose who actually liked the country they come.

632
00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:32,719
Speaker 2: From that's.

633
00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:34,600
Speaker 3: What we.

634
00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,880
Speaker 2: Wanted that's all we were asking for in These.

635
00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:41,239
Speaker 1: Olympics and then to See Alyssa lou winning the gold

636
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,360
Speaker 1: medal in figure, skating.

637
00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:44,720
Speaker 2: SHE i, mean that's a crazy.

638
00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,319
Speaker 1: STORY i never minded the story of her father and

639
00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,359
Speaker 1: being A chinese dissident and The chinese going after, him

640
00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,720
Speaker 1: and then they wanted his daughter to skate For china

641
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:55,920
Speaker 1: and he's, like that is not happening as opposed to

642
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,240
Speaker 1: This Eileen, gou who skates For china instead of The United,

643
00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,680
Speaker 1: states and she gets upset when people talk about.

644
00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:04,840
Speaker 2: Her she's, LIKE i feel like a punching. Bag Aileen.

645
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:08,799
Speaker 1: Goo She's, american but she's she skis For. China you

646
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,040
Speaker 1: don't feel like a punching. Bag you feel like a

647
00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:14,960
Speaker 1: punching bag that's filled with millions of dollars From china

648
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:19,320
Speaker 1: because that's what they're paying you to ski for, them.

649
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Speaker 2: Not our.

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