WEBVTT - Update: Trump Talks War and Window Treatments 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the folks, it is Monday, March second, and we

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<v Speaker 1>just heard from President Trump, seeing him live for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time since the war with Iran started, and he

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<v Speaker 1>gave us an update on the war, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>next breath gave us an update on White House drapes.

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<v Speaker 1>That welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. That

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<v Speaker 1>was it wasn't I mean, it was weird.

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<v Speaker 2>It was bizarre.

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<v Speaker 3>There were several moments when you and I were listening

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<v Speaker 3>to the President.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk about being at war with Iran.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the first time we've heard from him live

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<v Speaker 3>since we went to war, because that two thirty a

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<v Speaker 3>m appearance of his was a videotape message to the public. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>this is the first time we're seeing him live. This

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<v Speaker 3>is serious. We have four American debts. He's honoring fallen

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<v Speaker 3>soldiers and some of the things he said. We just

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<v Speaker 3>kept looking at each other with a huh expression on

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<v Speaker 3>our face.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And we always want to give space for President

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<v Speaker 1>Trump to just be President Trump was, and we should.

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<v Speaker 1>This is kind of an important distinction here. Didn't take

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<v Speaker 1>questions and this was not an event set up for

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<v Speaker 1>the President to officially give us a briefing about the war.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a metal of honor ceremony, had families had,

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<v Speaker 1>This was a big event at the White House, and

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<v Speaker 1>they he took I'm not sure how many minutes off

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<v Speaker 1>the top, there maybe ten tops to give some updates

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<v Speaker 1>on the war, and at times he was immediately started

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<v Speaker 1>cracking jokes a little bit and this weird moment, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>let you hear it. In a moment in which he

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<v Speaker 1>started talking about the drapes. Not the biggest deal in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, but it just we went from one thing

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<v Speaker 1>to the other end. He did not take questions, but

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<v Speaker 1>roll as we got a significant update, I guess coming

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<v Speaker 1>from the president. We heard from hegseeth earlier, but to

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<v Speaker 1>hear this stuff directly from the President's mouth is making headlines.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, And in fact, Pete hegseth Or earlier today was

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<v Speaker 3>asked about what the objectives were of going to war with.

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<v Speaker 2>Iran, and President Trump did make it very.

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<v Speaker 3>Clear what those objectives were, and the first one was

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<v Speaker 3>to take out missile capabilities, because he has said and

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<v Speaker 3>has told us that Iran is trying to and was

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<v Speaker 3>close to or at least I don't know what close

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<v Speaker 3>to means, but potentially could have missiles that could reach

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<v Speaker 3>as far as the United States, so it was imperative

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<v Speaker 3>we'll get to that second, your missile capabilities, But there

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<v Speaker 3>were other objectives as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, take out their navy, that was once stated by

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<v Speaker 1>Hexeth as well also keep them Basically, this is what

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<v Speaker 1>they've been saying, and every administration for years has been saying,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't let them get a nuclear weapon. He said that,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's also said another objective is to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have the power outside of their own border.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to keep them from having their direct proxies

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<v Speaker 1>outside of the border in other places, in other countries.

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<v Speaker 1>Essentially an extension of their own army or their military,

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<v Speaker 1>is what he's trying to suggest. Now. The reason we

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<v Speaker 1>have to do all of that, and the reason they

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<v Speaker 1>need to do all that stuff we're OBEs is because

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<v Speaker 1>apparently now Ron was the gravest of grave threats and

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<v Speaker 1>immediate threats to the United States in a way that's

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<v Speaker 1>being explained now that wasn't necessarily the same tune that

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<v Speaker 1>people were drumming.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we discussed that, maybe a takeaway.

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<v Speaker 3>There were a couple of them from what we heard

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<v Speaker 3>from the President today, but among them was maybe that

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<v Speaker 3>this is a situation where, yes, we went to war,

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<v Speaker 3>and now we're hearing the justification for it. Typically we

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<v Speaker 3>hear things in the other order. You make the case

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<v Speaker 3>to Congress, you make the case to the American people,

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<v Speaker 3>You explain.

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<v Speaker 2>Why we're going to war.

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<v Speaker 3>We've already been at war now for two days, I believe,

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<v Speaker 3>And now we're starting to understand, or at least hear

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<v Speaker 3>from directly from the President, the justification for going to war, and.

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<v Speaker 1>They starting to they are starting to get a kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a consistent message here.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>We certainly heard it from Hegseth, We heard it from

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<v Speaker 1>the President, but it's sounds like robes. They are going

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to make this case right now. There are

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of experts who say it's not the case that

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<v Speaker 1>Iran was not this grave imminent threat, but this is

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<v Speaker 1>what they are standing by right now. We're used to

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<v Speaker 1>the President saying this is a terrible terrorist regime, is

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<v Speaker 1>what he calls it.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>He said they were close. He even said something about

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<v Speaker 1>a back and forth on negotiations. He said, we were

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<v Speaker 1>close to a deal. We thought we had one, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they backed out, they came back again. We thought

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<v Speaker 1>we were close, and then they backed out, and he

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<v Speaker 1>said finally they just had to say ah ah and

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<v Speaker 1>move forward. But he made it sound like they were

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<v Speaker 1>close and the Iranians kept renigging on whatever deal was close.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it definitely. He made it sound as though it

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<v Speaker 3>were imminent. He said Iran would soon have had missile

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<v Speaker 3>capability of reaching our beautiful America and said that our

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<v Speaker 3>country was very nearly under threat from Iran and the other.

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<v Speaker 1>They were on the road to getting a nuclear weapon

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<v Speaker 1>legitimately through a deal we signed food by our country,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where he mentioned former President Obama several times,

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<v Speaker 1>but ropes. He's saying there was an imminent danger to

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<v Speaker 1>this country. He said they were very close to having

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<v Speaker 1>a missile that could reach us. That's new to at

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<v Speaker 1>least the experts out there, the security folks who keep

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<v Speaker 1>an eye on this stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, and also a little puzzling. He did try

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<v Speaker 3>to explain this. We were questioning earlier when we heard

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<v Speaker 3>from Hegseth, because we heard so much obviously about Operation

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<v Speaker 3>Midnight Hammer, where we sent our fighter jets to send

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<v Speaker 3>those missiles bombs that went underneath.

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<v Speaker 2>To take out the nuclear facilities.

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<v Speaker 3>And he said it again today that we obliterated Iran's

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<v Speaker 3>nuclear program. So if that's the case, how could they

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<v Speaker 3>be so close to then developing missiles that could reach

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<v Speaker 3>America nuclear weapons? He claims that they started rebuilding in

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<v Speaker 3>other locations.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, Babe, you don't have to be the way

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<v Speaker 1>you just laid it out. You don't have have to

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<v Speaker 1>be a national security expert. What you just laid out

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<v Speaker 1>just common sensically. You're just you just obliterated it. And

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<v Speaker 1>how is the new place they're trying to set up

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<v Speaker 1>so far along in a matter of months that this

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<v Speaker 1>action has to take place. Those are questions a lay person,

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<v Speaker 1>and also members of Congress and others are starting.

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<v Speaker 3>To ask, yes, because as a lay person, I have

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<v Speaker 3>no concept of how long it would take to rebuild

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<v Speaker 3>or re establish a nuclear laboratory in which I'm trying

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<v Speaker 3>to en reach enriched uranium to the point where I

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<v Speaker 3>can blast off a nuclear weapon. No concept what that

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<v Speaker 3>timeline is, no concept if I've retained some of those

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<v Speaker 3>nuclear scientists who knew or know what they're doing, where

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<v Speaker 3>they could start again from ground zero and build it

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<v Speaker 3>back up in a matter of months, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems crazy to me, But what do I know?

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<v Speaker 1>But he's saying new locations, different locations than the ones

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<v Speaker 1>that were obliterated. That were his words today, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be a big part of the debate.

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<v Speaker 1>But Robes, a nuclear program they've been working on for decades,

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<v Speaker 1>was just obliterated, and you're telling me they got it

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<v Speaker 1>up and running again to the point of threat in

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<v Speaker 1>the time it takes to build a car. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that just doesn't make a whole toilet a person.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what?

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<v Speaker 3>You you just hit something that that resonated with me,

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<v Speaker 3>because anyone who has ever had new construction, whether it's

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<v Speaker 3>a remodeling project or you're building a house from the

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<v Speaker 3>ground up, nothing gets done in.

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<v Speaker 2>A matter of months.

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<v Speaker 3>But maybe if you have an entire country devoted to

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<v Speaker 3>the nuclear new nuclear facility, maybe it's possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So how long is this going to take? This

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<v Speaker 1>is these were headlines already wrote even before today and

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<v Speaker 1>before Hexceth and Trump came out and spoke. Americans want

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<v Speaker 1>to know how long is this going to take?

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<v Speaker 3>H As long as necessary is what we were told.

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<v Speaker 3>We've heard four to five weeks, we've heard a couple months.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was interesting this one was one of

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<v Speaker 3>the moments where I turned to you and was like, huh.

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<v Speaker 3>But he started talking about how some folks, and I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Know who these people are, suggested that he would get.

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<v Speaker 3>Bored with the war with Iran after a few weeks

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<v Speaker 3>if it continued past a week or two. And then

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<v Speaker 3>he said, looking into the camera, I don't get bored.

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<v Speaker 3>There's nothing boring about it. That was bizarre to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's saying it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Boring to go to war? I don't know what he

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<v Speaker 2>was or who he was referencing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure he saw some things where I actually do

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<v Speaker 1>not know, but you could imagine that, right they think, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing this. Now, he'll get bored of this and

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<v Speaker 1>move on to the next thing, into the next thing.

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<v Speaker 1>We were in Venezuela. We moved on to the next thing,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a idea, and he apparently whatever it was

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<v Speaker 1>caught him enough that he wanted he wanted to address

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<v Speaker 1>that today. We should address this is not a manner

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<v Speaker 1>of his mental capacity here, but he looked tired. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we remember sometimes this is a seventy nine year old man,

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<v Speaker 1>and he obviously the past several days the weekend, we're

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<v Speaker 1>roughing and demanded a lot of tension. But he was

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he was slumping on that podium at times,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was rambling at times, he was speaking slowly,

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<v Speaker 1>even slurre at times. He just looked and sounded tired today.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a good way to put it, and I would

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<v Speaker 3>go maybe even a step further and unfocused, distracted, and

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<v Speaker 3>that could speak to a level of fatigue if you

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<v Speaker 3>think about all of what he is managing and handling

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<v Speaker 3>from the war in Iran, the situation in Venezuela, our

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<v Speaker 3>world economy that's now tanking because of this war with Iran.

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<v Speaker 3>That's just internationally, so to speak. We're talking about DHS

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<v Speaker 3>isn't funded. You've got protests in the street, You've got

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<v Speaker 3>concerns about retaliatory strikes here in the homeland from rogue

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<v Speaker 3>terrorist cells that could possibly be activated because.

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<v Speaker 2>Of this world.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's I can't even get my head around

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<v Speaker 3>all the things he's juggling.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we'll get into how he brings.

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<v Speaker 3>Up the ballroom construction on top of it all, because

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<v Speaker 3>that must be top of mind, because hey, he's got

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<v Speaker 3>a construction.

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<v Speaker 2>Project going on right around him with all of.

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<v Speaker 3>This massive news of significant importance going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the dude can walk at your gun at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time apparently, and play the banjo and moonwalk and

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<v Speaker 1>every whatever you need him to do. He can do

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<v Speaker 1>it all at the same time. He gets bored, and

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<v Speaker 1>he does not get bored. It doesn't seem like he does,

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest with you, but yes, everything she just

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<v Speaker 1>listed that the President is keeping an eye on right now,

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<v Speaker 1>including war. He still has time for the drapes. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>let you here for yourself. A turn that the President

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<v Speaker 1>took in the East Room and explaining and explaining some uh,

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<v Speaker 1>some de corps he's in favor of stare.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back, everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ,

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<v Speaker 3>where we are discussing hearing from the President of the

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<v Speaker 3>United States for the first time since we went to

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<v Speaker 3>war with Iran, and the President had a lot to say.

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<v Speaker 3>Some of it was interesting, making headlines among them that

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<v Speaker 3>he says, we'll stay in Iran as long as it takes,

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<v Speaker 3>but he was suggesting four to five weeks or maybe

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<v Speaker 3>even longer. Making sure that the Americans and the world

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<v Speaker 3>understands that he has focused that all resources are going

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<v Speaker 3>towards Iran, and that he is not going to get

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<v Speaker 3>bored of this.

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<v Speaker 2>War and move on to something new.

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<v Speaker 3>He is certainly prepared to go the distance to see

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<v Speaker 3>this through. And as we heard from Pete Hegseth earlier,

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<v Speaker 3>even though this is not a regime change, we've certainly

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<v Speaker 3>now seen a change in regime.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so you know what, I guess maybe we're coming

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<v Speaker 1>to expect it, but I guess heg Seth's tone and

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<v Speaker 1>bravado was a little stronger today than President Trump's. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that fair to say?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes it was.

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<v Speaker 3>And look, it was interesting because he started talking.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, everyone wants to know how long. Oh, and

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<v Speaker 2>he also this was interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>He made a very specific point to say that he,

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<v Speaker 3>unlike other presidents, is not afraid to put boots on

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<v Speaker 3>the ground, and that would even take what we heard

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<v Speaker 3>from Pete Hegseth earlier to another level.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he flat out said I am.

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<v Speaker 3>Not ruling out boots on the ground, that he's not

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<v Speaker 3>afraid to do so. But then he also said that

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<v Speaker 3>the plans were ahead of schedule in terms of the timeline.

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<v Speaker 3>He said it took them about an hour. Is that

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<v Speaker 3>what he said? About an hour to take out the

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<v Speaker 3>top leadership of Iran acting like.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a breeze, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 3>So, yeah, we just started to get into his mindset

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<v Speaker 3>and a little bit about how long he thinks this

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<v Speaker 3>thing will go, and yes, letting the world know we

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<v Speaker 3>are in it for the long haul, but we're not

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<v Speaker 3>nation building.

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<v Speaker 1>Not nation building, but building. At the White House he

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<v Speaker 1>actually said we're not nation building in some kind of way.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember the actual transition he made, but he

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<v Speaker 1>went directly from war to decorps in the White House.

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<v Speaker 1>He absolutely did. Now wrote we have to remember this

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<v Speaker 1>was a medal of honor ceremony and there were families

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<v Speaker 1>in there, and it would have probably been an upbeat

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<v Speaker 1>I know some of their family members had passed and what.

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<v Speaker 1>But it did have kind of a a not even celebratory,

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<v Speaker 1>but a nice feel. It was a warm feeling event,

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<v Speaker 1>or it should have been, or would have been, had

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<v Speaker 1>he not have to give the war updates. So in

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<v Speaker 1>the context of not giving the war update, this might

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<v Speaker 1>have seemed to fine.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I think that's that's a very generous way to

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<v Speaker 3>look at it. Absolutely that this would be the tone

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<v Speaker 3>of the room had we not been at war, would

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<v Speaker 3>be a tone of I do think you're celebrating the service,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're honoring the service of FeH.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good way to put it, of these.

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<v Speaker 3>Members of the military and their families. And so, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>there is a warmth. There is there's gratitude. There's yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>gratitude and celebration.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what that helps me better? It was warmth.

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<v Speaker 1>What the president was doing was something warm just in

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<v Speaker 1>the moment. We didn't know what was happening where he

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<v Speaker 1>was going, and he made this coming. Folks, this is

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<v Speaker 1>not the biggest deal in the world, but this is

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<v Speaker 1>the part that threw us off right at the top.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon as he got done talking about war.

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<v Speaker 4>The building a little bit. We're improving the building. See

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<v Speaker 4>that nice drape. When that comes down right now, you

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<v Speaker 4>see a very very deep hole. But in about a

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<v Speaker 4>year and a half from now, you're going to see

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<v Speaker 4>a very very beautiful building. And there's your entrance to

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<v Speaker 4>it right there. In fact, it looks so nice, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think i'll even I think I'll save money on

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<v Speaker 4>the doors, because you can't get more beautiful than that.

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<v Speaker 4>I picked those drapes in my first term. I always

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<v Speaker 4>like gold. But I think we can save a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of money I just saved I just saved curtains. But

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<v Speaker 4>it will be it'll be spectacular, be the most beautiful

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<v Speaker 4>bull I believe it's because I built many a ballroom.

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<v Speaker 4>I believe it's going to be the most beautiful ballroom

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<v Speaker 4>anywhere in the world. And when you hear all that

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<v Speaker 4>hammering out there, you know why the first lady is

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<v Speaker 4>not thrilled exactly? She said, Well, the pile drivers ever stop.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they go from six in the morning till

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<v Speaker 4>eleven thirty in the evening. Can you imagine here? You

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<v Speaker 4>know what? To me, that's a beautiful sound. She doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>like it. I love it, you know what? To me?

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<v Speaker 4>Other than here, because we're donating it not a penny

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<v Speaker 4>to the taxpayer. It'll be under budget, ahead of schedule.

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<v Speaker 4>It'll be four hundred million or less. Most people say

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<v Speaker 4>four hundred million or more. No, it'll be less. But

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<v Speaker 4>when I hear that sound, that beautiful sound behind me,

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<v Speaker 4>it means money. So I like it. But my wife

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<v Speaker 4>is thrilled.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's classic kind of Trump.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, And I think in any other moment, it just

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<v Speaker 3>came directly after talking about Americans and sacrifice and taking

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<v Speaker 3>out Iranian leaders and the fact that there will be

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<v Speaker 3>more American casualties almost certainly as this war continues. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just a tough turn and an urn.

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<v Speaker 2>We call it in the news business.

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<v Speaker 1>A transition. You hate when some producer puts you in

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<v Speaker 1>the position where you're talking about death and destruction that

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<v Speaker 1>I have to turn to puppies surfing it. That's it

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<v Speaker 1>was that kind of a it just feels weird. And

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<v Speaker 1>this was not the biggest deal in the world, And

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<v Speaker 1>that was kind of classic Trump. He literally just looked

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<v Speaker 1>to his right, saw drapes and started talking about him

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<v Speaker 1>right and to your point, unfocused kind of today. But no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>that's it just happened, and it just kind of threw

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<v Speaker 1>us off. And it was and then the moon fude

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<v Speaker 1>kind of changed again. He went to these cracking jokes

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<v Speaker 1>and being kind of jovial to now telling these very

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<v Speaker 1>serious stories about these family members and people who have

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<v Speaker 1>sacrificed for these middles of honor. So I guess this

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<v Speaker 1>is what we've come to expect and roller coasters, and

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<v Speaker 1>he took us kind of on an emotional one in

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<v Speaker 1>just a matter of thirty minutes a day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it was.

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<v Speaker 4>It was.

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<v Speaker 3>I will say this he liked to say he wasn't boring,

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<v Speaker 3>or he wasn't bored. It wasn't a boring press conference.

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<v Speaker 3>I was waiting for the next thing that was going

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<v Speaker 3>to come out of his mouth the entire time because

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know where he was going and what he

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<v Speaker 3>was going to say next. And look, he captivated my

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<v Speaker 3>attention the entire time.

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<v Speaker 1>And again we'd need to at least a reminder here

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<v Speaker 1>that as of this recording, the President did mention as well,

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<v Speaker 1>we've lost service members in this war, at least four

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, and this is war. We are at

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<v Speaker 1>war right now. We don't think I haven't seen robes

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<v Speaker 1>if there were any other plan press conferences today, but

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<v Speaker 1>at this point we do not believe so. But the

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<v Speaker 1>updates here are coming almost literally by the minute on

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<v Speaker 1>this story. So keep an eye on us our feed

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