WEBVTT - King Trump Yells at Congress

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<v Speaker 1>Cool media.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to and it could happen here special Report. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Garrison Davis. I'm joined by James Stout and Sophie right Laterman,

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<v Speaker 2>we are here to discuss Trump's first Joint Session speech

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<v Speaker 2>of his second term. This is basically the equivalent of

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<v Speaker 2>a State of the Union, except it's too early to

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<v Speaker 2>really give a good state of the Union, even though

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<v Speaker 2>this month has felt kind of like a year. So

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<v Speaker 2>we are doing a special report here in addition to

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<v Speaker 2>our regular Executive Disorder episode because there is just so

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<v Speaker 2>much to talk about that we cannot fit it all

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<v Speaker 2>in our regular EDA. Pause for effect. Okay, this was

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<v Speaker 2>us speaking of This was the longest joint Session speech

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<v Speaker 2>in American history, and man, it felt like it lasted

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<v Speaker 2>for ever.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I was gonna say, and boy, howdy did it

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<v Speaker 1>feel never ending?

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<v Speaker 2>It went on so long.

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<v Speaker 3>Not a great feat of ar tree. Really.

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<v Speaker 2>I was supposed to watch some Yawi with a friend

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<v Speaker 2>last night and they came over and I was like, haha,

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<v Speaker 2>I gotcha. Actually I have to watch this this speech first.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry. Usually it's only like an hour or so.

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<v Speaker 1>Two I did the exact same two hours later, I

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<v Speaker 1>did the exact same scam to my friend Sarah. She

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<v Speaker 1>was like, you know, I seriously love you, right, because

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<v Speaker 1>this is horrible, horrible.

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<v Speaker 2>Two hours later, it finally ends and they're like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we can finally watch yowie, right, And I'm like, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I have to watch the Democratic response speech. Don't worry.

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<v Speaker 2>It should be shorter, and thankfully it was. Yeah, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>let's let's just start by talking about like the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of this speech, or rather with the general overview of

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<v Speaker 2>this speech was this was not a leaning across the

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<v Speaker 2>aisle speech, right, This wasn't trying to night the country.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it was not, but you know, just catered to.

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<v Speaker 2>Core like mega supporters and new issues at the center

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<v Speaker 2>of the modern right wing media machine. The version of

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<v Speaker 2>the speech I watched on on ABC frequently cut to

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Walsh and Ben Shapiro sitting together overlooking Congress as

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<v Speaker 2>they were special guests of the President and the First Lady.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, magic, they did they did this. They did the

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<v Speaker 1>same on CNN. I switched back and forth between a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of channels. I noted this to our team, but

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<v Speaker 1>when I first looked up, like what time the speech

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<v Speaker 1>was starting? I turned on my TV and went to

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<v Speaker 1>see it in and I happened upon the them talking

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<v Speaker 1>about if Dems should not applaud or if they should heckle,

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<v Speaker 1>and some motherfucker I don't care about said that Gems

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<v Speaker 1>should find places to applaud him to show unity.

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<v Speaker 3>Cool. Sure, yeah, mm hmm. That's always worked well.

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<v Speaker 1>Dems should find places to applaud him, to apprawd.

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<v Speaker 2>The king, approd the king for ruining the governments, firing

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<v Speaker 2>all the workers. Give him a clap. Why don't you sorry, James?

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<v Speaker 2>I realized that got a little insensitive.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, yeah, Garrison, this is why we have to watch

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<v Speaker 3>those videos where the bad actors talk about how they feel.

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<v Speaker 1>Not anymore talking about our workplace harassment videos.

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<v Speaker 2>EEI is over, James. No more of those videos here

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<v Speaker 2>in the free State of Georgia. That's illegal.

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<v Speaker 3>Unfortunately, here in California, I have approximately seventy five little

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<v Speaker 3>little red bells and I log into my work day.

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<v Speaker 2>But like a single time. Early in the speech, Trump

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<v Speaker 2>asked Democrats why not join us in celebrating America? After

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<v Speaker 2>he complained I could cure any disease, and these people

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<v Speaker 2>sitting right here, the Democrats, they would not cheer. I

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<v Speaker 2>could cure any disease and these people wouldn't cheer.

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<v Speaker 1>No, No, that was weird. I mean, like some Dums

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even show up. They had the subcab of wearing

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<v Speaker 1>certain cars. They did the same performative bullshit they always do,

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<v Speaker 1>and they had what I can only describe as like

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<v Speaker 1>church paddles.

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<v Speaker 2>The statist the statistic signs on it.

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<v Speaker 1>They were they weren't even like I mean, like, come on,

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<v Speaker 1>like a.

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<v Speaker 2>Description. But no. Some Dems did not show up in protest.

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<v Speaker 2>Others were black, kind of like in mourning.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, who cares.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the women's caucus were pink, very cool, very feminist,

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<v Speaker 2>and others were the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Sure

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<v Speaker 2>that will help, but you know, Trump just pointed towards

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<v Speaker 2>the Democrats side of the chamber throughout the night and

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<v Speaker 2>just referred to them as the radical left lunatics. Like

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<v Speaker 2>this This was not across the aisle speed, No, it wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>This was this was, if anything, emphasizing the divisions within

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<v Speaker 2>the country.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the one of the things that happened before

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<v Speaker 1>the speech even started was like he drove in with

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<v Speaker 1>Malania and.

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<v Speaker 2>You first, lady and first bitch boy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah weird, yeah, h first buddy, Garrison. First buddy is

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<v Speaker 3>the official term first buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I don't know, but like, you know, Trump starts

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<v Speaker 1>off the speech.

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<v Speaker 2>With America is back.

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<v Speaker 1>And like how far back are we talking? Because you're not.

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<v Speaker 3>Wrong, yeah, like eighteen sixty four. I think it's the

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<v Speaker 3>it's the goal.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this is the same phrase that that Biden

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<v Speaker 2>opened his first speech with as well. I think Biden

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<v Speaker 2>was referring to, like we are back to pre Trump America,

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<v Speaker 2>and now Trump is using this phrase to refer to

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<v Speaker 2>like this like mythical America. Right, sure, but no, Trump

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<v Speaker 2>took the stage to us a chance throughout yeah, throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the rotunda.

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<v Speaker 3>That was you know, I grew up watching the Houses

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<v Speaker 3>of Parliament, so I'm used to like the boomers getting unruly,

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<v Speaker 3>but this was something else.

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<v Speaker 1>They're just so fairal it's weird.

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<v Speaker 2>So cheesy. The speech was outlining like a new golden

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<v Speaker 2>age of America and the renewal of the American dream.

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<v Speaker 2>Trump talked about how he has accomplished in forty three

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<v Speaker 2>days more than most administrations do in four to eight years,

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<v Speaker 2>and that we're just getting started.

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<v Speaker 3>Cool.

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<v Speaker 2>He referred to this wide popular mandate a quote, a

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<v Speaker 2>mandate like this has not been seen in many decades,

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<v Speaker 2>referring to like winning all swing states, winning the electoral

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<v Speaker 2>college and the popular vote, and reference to this mandate

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<v Speaker 2>kind of sparked the big boo, big like disruption of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Night, specifically when he started saying we won the popular vote.

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<v Speaker 3>Which like it's heavily disputed, Like I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, I don't think that that's not specifically what mister

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<v Speaker 2>Green was talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not necessarily talking about. When he specifically was staying together.

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<v Speaker 1>That's when the crowd had their biggest reaction of the night,

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<v Speaker 1>which like weird in my opinion.

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<v Speaker 3>It's great. It's the thing that Democrats are doing now,

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<v Speaker 3>which is try trying to be like the Republicans but

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<v Speaker 3>lib like kind of just I suppose.

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<v Speaker 1>But not really because they didn't follow fucking through.

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<v Speaker 2>Without any like strength, like without any actual like momentum.

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<v Speaker 3>Right like we saw like the sort of blue and

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<v Speaker 3>non attempts at election denial like after the election, and like,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think that's what they were doing here, agreed,

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<v Speaker 3>They gave off this like yeah, this very ineffectual kind

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<v Speaker 3>of half fast attempt at booing, and then aside from Green,

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<v Speaker 3>they they'll just sit down and wave their ping pong things.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so representative Al Green from Texas old man with caine.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a good cane. It's got a gold handle.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I thought it was snazzy.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought, I mean, it's a sort of cane you

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<v Speaker 3>normally see a sword coming out of if.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm yeah, that would have been cooler. That would have

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<v Speaker 2>been cooler. But instead he doesn't waves the cane around

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<v Speaker 2>talking about how this mandate doesn't mean that there's a

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<v Speaker 2>mandate to like, you know, cut Medicaid, cut medicare. That

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<v Speaker 2>was specifically what he was talking about. Yeah, television mics

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<v Speaker 2>did not really pick that up.

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<v Speaker 3>No, and a lot of reporting didn't either, which was shitty.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought, like, yeah, a lot of reporting just mentioned

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<v Speaker 3>that he had shouted and not what he had shouted about,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think is like, really, when you like, you see,

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<v Speaker 3>what the media is doing is serving as like the

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<v Speaker 3>propagandoram of a certain class of people when they're more

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<v Speaker 3>upset that he was shouting than that he was protesting

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that people are going to lose their healthcare

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<v Speaker 3>and probably die because of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and like Trump started like yelling over these protests.

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<v Speaker 2>There was like a brief maybe like like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>minute or so, like yelling match in the chamber. Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson was like, what do I do here? Eventually, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Johnson threatens mister Green, gives a warning, and eventually

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<v Speaker 2>directs the Sergeant of Arms to restore order and remove

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<v Speaker 2>him from the chambers. Not a regular scene in American politics,

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<v Speaker 2>but a scene that you might be more familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>in overseas politics, and specifically in democracies that are in trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll have more and more scenes like this.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we candn't get any smoke grenades like you see

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<v Speaker 3>in Serbia.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's still twenty twenty five, James, we still

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<v Speaker 2>have three more three.

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<v Speaker 3>More years, three more year assumed to break out the

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<v Speaker 3>ass off smoke grenades.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether or not this is like, you know, performative or cringe,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like it's something that demonstrates, hey, like this, this

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<v Speaker 2>actually isn't normal. More than holding up a cheesy sign

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<v Speaker 2>next to Trump reading this is not normal, which is

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<v Speaker 2>some others did in protest. This actually is treating it

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<v Speaker 2>like a serious situation and more Democrats should have done this.

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<v Speaker 2>They should have staggered their protests throughout the entirety of

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<v Speaker 2>the speech, continually disrupting it, making this speech basically unable

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<v Speaker 2>to end. Pushing this past midnight, having an endless procession

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<v Speaker 2>of people having to be escorted out. You should force

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<v Speaker 2>Congress to censure half of the sit in Congress people. Yeah, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>if this really is like an actual existential threat to

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<v Speaker 2>our democracy, If if Trump represents right now a genuine

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<v Speaker 2>constitutional crisis, which he does, he is ignoring the courts,

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<v Speaker 2>the people in Congress should fucking act like it.

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<v Speaker 1>They should have gone literally, single file, one by one.

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<v Speaker 2>Stagger it every like three minutes so that he just

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<v Speaker 2>is unable to finish the speech. Like have have Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson do this every time.

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<v Speaker 1>Because he was thrown.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he was thrown, and they should have continued to

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<v Speaker 2>do this. The fact that no one else did is

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<v Speaker 2>pretty disappointing.

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<v Speaker 3>You could see Vance was very uncomfortable as well, Like.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn have that nervous smile for most of he.

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<v Speaker 3>Does when he's confronted with it human being that.

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<v Speaker 2>Later on the speech, after Trump talked about you know,

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<v Speaker 2>trans women in sports and the price of eggs, had

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<v Speaker 2>you had a group of Democrats wearing resist T shirts

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<v Speaker 2>walk out of the speech in protest, and like, that's

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<v Speaker 2>so much more pathetic than actually like standing up and

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<v Speaker 2>talking about how this guy is ignoring the courts and

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<v Speaker 2>is actually breaking the constitution. Like that's what they should

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<v Speaker 2>have all been doing instead of wearing resist slim merch Performatively.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you could write an onion to go parodying this,

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<v Speaker 3>but you actually couldn't because they would just do that

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<v Speaker 3>next time, Like if they really think this is the last,

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<v Speaker 3>the last joint session of Congress the ever going to have.

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<v Speaker 3>They sure didn't act like it or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is going to be the first ad break

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<v Speaker 2>in a series of two mid episode ad breaks that

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<v Speaker 2>we are playing on this show. So here's the ads.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we are back. I hope you pick up

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<v Speaker 2>your new ad break themed T shirts to walk around

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<v Speaker 2>in protest of capitalism.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep, not made by unions.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's talk about transgenderism. One of the first

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<v Speaker 2>topics Trump had discussed at length was the anti trans

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<v Speaker 2>culture war, declaring that the government will be woke no longer.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh God, that fully fucking sent me. I'd forgotten about that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just so asinatin like drunk old man at pub.

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<v Speaker 2>He bragged about about signing an executive order establishing that

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<v Speaker 2>there's only two genders, as well as an order preventing

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote men from playing in women's sports. He first

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<v Speaker 2>pointed out to someone in the audience who was a

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<v Speaker 2>former volleyball player who got hurt by a volleyball and

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<v Speaker 2>then decided to quit the sport. And they now blame

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<v Speaker 2>this on the fact that a trans woman was allegedly

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<v Speaker 2>responsible for probably spiking the volleyball, which yes, is painful.

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<v Speaker 1>For playing sport the way that everyone else plays sport.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for trying to win, yeah, in a team of

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<v Speaker 2>volleyball context. So yes, this was the first kind of

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<v Speaker 2>of these political props that Trump brought along to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of point out and demonstrate some of the things that

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<v Speaker 2>he was talking about. Frankly, it just seems like this

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<v Speaker 2>person was not a very good volleyball player. But the

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<v Speaker 2>the next example Trump pointed two I think James can

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<v Speaker 2>speak better on but Trump said that essentially there was

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<v Speaker 2>a quoe unquote, a man who beat a woman in

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<v Speaker 2>a race by five hours, to the shock of the audience.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So look, it was shocked listeners to hear that

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<v Speaker 3>most of what he said is wrong. He directly referenced

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<v Speaker 3>a friend of mine. He was referring to Austin Killips,

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<v Speaker 3>who is a woman. She's a trans woman. She's a

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<v Speaker 3>very good cyclist. The reason she was doing the race,

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<v Speaker 3>which is the Arizona Trail Race, it's an eight hundred

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<v Speaker 3>mile ultra endurance race like I used to do these

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<v Speaker 3>kind of things. The reason she was doing it is

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<v Speaker 3>because of a UCI Union Cycles Internationale that governing bodies

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<v Speaker 3>stopped trans women competing, right, so she did these races

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<v Speaker 3>which were not sanctioned by them. She did get the record.

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<v Speaker 3>The previous holder of the record was a CIS man.

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<v Speaker 3>That CIS man had previously beaten. A CIS woman got

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<v Speaker 3>Leo Wilcox. It's interesting that in this particular discipline, actually

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<v Speaker 3>like SIS, women have been doing as well as it's

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<v Speaker 3>not better than men like leoel Wilcox owned nearly all

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<v Speaker 3>the long distance records in the United States. She's a

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<v Speaker 3>phenomenal athlete. And the idea that there's some inherent biological

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<v Speaker 3>advantages it's particularly nonsense in this sphere of cycling. But

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<v Speaker 3>the reason that she was five hours ahead is because

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<v Speaker 3>this race is eight hundred miles long. Like, those records

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<v Speaker 3>are broken by that kind of period. Not all the time,

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<v Speaker 3>but when you have athletes like Austin coming from the

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<v Speaker 3>higher paying areas of the sport into this which has

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<v Speaker 3>been a much less well paid and much smaller area

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<v Speaker 3>of the sport, you're going to see these records getting broken.

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<v Speaker 3>And again she broke a record that was held by Assis.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's fucking ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, like the level of like propaganda and lie.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, my mom watched the speech and she was like,

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't seem possible. And I was like, because it's

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<v Speaker 1>all bullshit.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it is the second time he's picked on Austin

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<v Speaker 3>and obviously it pisss me off. You could read her

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<v Speaker 3>op ed in The Guardian where she wrote about this

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<v Speaker 3>the last time he cited her in his executive order,

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<v Speaker 3>and I would encourage you to So.

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<v Speaker 2>After this initial dive into the trans topic, Trump followed

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<v Speaker 2>up by talking about how egg prices are out of

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<v Speaker 2>control take a shot, which happened about fifteen minutes into

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<v Speaker 2>the speech. But near the end of the speech, Trump

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<v Speaker 2>returned to the trends topic, pointing to the anti trans

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<v Speaker 2>activist mom named January Little jod no comment whose kid

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<v Speaker 2>secretly used they them pronouns at school, with Trump discussing

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<v Speaker 2>how wrong it is for schools to secretly transition students

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<v Speaker 2>and like this actually just isn't true. Surprise, surprise. The

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<v Speaker 2>parents in this case knew that their kid wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>use a different name in pronouns at school and actually

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<v Speaker 2>were the ones to inform the school of this, according

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<v Speaker 2>to school emails obtained by CNN. Not that this matters.

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<v Speaker 2>And I will say during this clip, when the camera

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<v Speaker 2>cuts towards his mom, like all of the people that

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<v Speaker 2>were used as political props that were cut to, they

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<v Speaker 2>all had the most bizarre look on their face, like

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<v Speaker 2>completely blank, like soulis not even like it really excited

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<v Speaker 2>this this woman who's you know, kind of a one

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<v Speaker 2>of also the faces of like Florida's don't say gay

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<v Speaker 2>Bill just yeah, completely like blank expression because this thing

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<v Speaker 2>that the President's talking about is just a flat out lie.

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<v Speaker 2>And like you know it, you lost a federal lawsuit

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<v Speaker 2>over this lie. But here you are on national TV now,

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<v Speaker 2>the prop of the president.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, on national TV, in front of both hands of Congress,

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<v Speaker 3>attacking your own kid, yep for trying to be who

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<v Speaker 3>they want to be, a subject on which you lost

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<v Speaker 3>a lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 2>Like and then Trump directly asked Congress to pass a

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<v Speaker 2>bill banning trans health care for children, saying wokeness is gone,

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<v Speaker 2>our country will be woke no longer whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Such a loser.

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<v Speaker 2>The next topic was Elon Musk's doge, as Trump essentially

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<v Speaker 2>just read out a list that mischaracterized aid programs or

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<v Speaker 2>scientific research grants, talking about how Health and Human Services

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<v Speaker 2>paid for housing for displaced immigrants in the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>money for Middle East, Sesame Street for making mice transgender,

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<v Speaker 2>and LGBTQ education in Africa, as well as DEI in Burma,

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<v Speaker 2>which I will now pivot to James again to fill

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<v Speaker 2>in some contexts here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm aware of this scholarship because I'm aware of

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<v Speaker 3>the people within the Symbol Disobedience movement who are talking

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<v Speaker 3>to the State Department about it, and they begged for

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<v Speaker 3>it not to be a DEI thing because they could

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<v Speaker 3>see this happening. Right, It's the Lincoln Scholarship program our

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<v Speaker 3>linked to it in the show notes, but it exists

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<v Speaker 3>to empower people in Burma write with technical skills and

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<v Speaker 3>to rise up young leaders in Burma. And it's not

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<v Speaker 3>a DEI program, but for some reason it was categorized

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<v Speaker 3>as such.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>It talks about respecting diversity because, as long term listeners

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<v Speaker 3>will know, Memmar is an extremely diverse country, right, with

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<v Speaker 3>more than fifty ethnic groups and hundreds of languages spoken.

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<v Speaker 3>So like, that's why it talks about respecting diversity. This

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<v Speaker 3>is one of the few things the United States has

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<v Speaker 3>done for the people of Myanmar, after pumping up their economy,

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<v Speaker 3>pumping up real estate and then doing nothing when the

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<v Speaker 3>military seized power there and started to brutally repress the people.

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<v Speaker 3>And the US is also I should add, at this

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<v Speaker 3>point holding a billion dollars of the Burmese people's money

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<v Speaker 3>that it froze when the coup happened. And if it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't want to give them these scholarships, could give them

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<v Speaker 3>back their money, but I'm sure it won't. I know

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<v Speaker 3>this one pisss me off in particular because obviously I'm

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<v Speaker 3>very invested in the cause of the people of Mema

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<v Speaker 3>and they are my friends.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And this is very emblematic of the way Trumpet

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<v Speaker 2>Elon talked about a bunch of these aid programs. How

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, HIV prevention programs will be LGBTQ you

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<v Speaker 2>said money, right, Like they find a way to mischaracterize

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<v Speaker 2>it in the most like culture war way.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, talking about public health programs of circumcisions.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, yeah, exactly right. They'll try to find every single

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<v Speaker 2>like health or education program and turn it into some

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<v Speaker 2>like LGBTQ to ei culture or issue. Trump claimed on

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<v Speaker 2>stage that they've found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the doge website previously listed one hundred and five billion

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<v Speaker 2>dollars in like found savings, but this very week, the

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<v Speaker 2>website scrubbed the five of the highest dollar value receives

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<v Speaker 2>after journalists found massive errors in Elon's estimated count, and

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<v Speaker 2>now it's while of receipts totals around eight billion, though

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<v Speaker 2>that might also be an overestimate according to some journalists.

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<v Speaker 3>Amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>Trump also talked about alleged social Security fraud, claiming that

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<v Speaker 2>millions and millions of dead people are getting Social Security.

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<v Speaker 2>Like this just isn't true.

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<v Speaker 1>The math is not mathing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this has been their thing for a while, right,

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<v Speaker 3>Dead people are voting. Dead people are getting Social Security.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Trump's own Social Security administrator has like said as much.

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<v Speaker 2>The super old people in the database simply don't have

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<v Speaker 2>death details logged, but they are not receiving payments. There

0:19:57.520 --> 0:20:00.760
<v Speaker 2>is improper payments in the Social Security system, usually around

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<v Speaker 2>one percent. Mostly that's over payments or entertainments to people

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<v Speaker 2>who are actually alive, and there is a system for

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<v Speaker 2>resolving those already in place, because Social Security is a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty old system that we've had for quite a while.

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<v Speaker 2>And like, I don't know, like Trump's skirted by a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of economy issues, and the way he did so

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<v Speaker 2>was just by repeatedly claiming that doge and like, cutting

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<v Speaker 2>this fraud will magically fix the economy, right, Like, this

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<v Speaker 2>is how he wants to frame this. Eggs are too

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<v Speaker 2>much money, all of these things, and he has no

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<v Speaker 2>actual solution to it. So instead, we're going to fix

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<v Speaker 2>the economy through Doge, through finding all this fraud. Somehow

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<v Speaker 2>we will locate this like pot of gold hidden somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>that will magically make our economy better. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>his solution because he doesn't have any real solution.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I should have pointed out that Lincoln Scholarships were

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<v Speaker 3>in fact a Trump They started in twenty nineteen, this

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<v Speaker 3>round of them, so like.

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<v Speaker 2>Good job cutting your own fraud. Donald.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you know what else started in the first Trump era?

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<v Speaker 3>Garrison advertising advertisements was I believe Trump's first executive order.

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<v Speaker 3>He established the podcasting advertising industry, which you know supports

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<v Speaker 3>us to this day today. Is the backbone of the

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<v Speaker 3>American economy. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that's actually unfortunately more true than it should be.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, if anyone wants to buy any colloidal silva.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we are back on top of trains issues. The other,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say most cited element in this speech was

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<v Speaker 2>the border. Trump referenced to the Lake and Riley Act,

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<v Speaker 2>which requires DHS to detain illegal immigrants who've admitted to

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<v Speaker 2>were charged with or convicted of theft related crimes or

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<v Speaker 2>any crime related to serious bodily injury.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not necessarily illegal. They could just be undocumented people.

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<v Speaker 3>They could be asylum seekers.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct, correct, Yes, that is a good point.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to note it was in the amount

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<v Speaker 1>of sad looking children and or family members that he

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<v Speaker 1>had as his propaganda prop people.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a lot of props for this speech.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of props for his speech. I had fred

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<v Speaker 1>watch with me, and she just kept going, how did

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<v Speaker 1>he find like these people?

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<v Speaker 2>These people have been figures of his campaign for years.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I explain that. I explained that. Yeah, He's brought

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<v Speaker 1>these same individuals out, as Garrett mentioned over and over

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<v Speaker 1>and over again, and used.

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<v Speaker 2>Same thing with Fox News with one American News, like

0:22:34.119 --> 0:22:36.719
<v Speaker 2>their entire life revolves around being political props.

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<v Speaker 3>It's an industry, right, there was nothing new here.

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<v Speaker 2>Trump signed an executive order on stage to rename a

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<v Speaker 2>wildlife preserve. In this like anti immigrant propaganda move, he

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<v Speaker 2>called for mandatory death penalty for anyone who kills the

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<v Speaker 2>police officer and asked Congress to sign that into law,

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<v Speaker 2>which is mostly like an anti immigrant dog whistle, essentially

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find a way to kill immigrants who are

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<v Speaker 2>like charged with the death of a police officer.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they've proposed the same thing for people smuggling drugs

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<v Speaker 3>in the United States, like effectively charging them as if

0:23:10.600 --> 0:23:12.320
<v Speaker 3>they were going to give all the drugs to one

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<v Speaker 3>person to murder them and therefore giving them the death penalty.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that he wants to label all these people terrorists

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<v Speaker 2>or you know, has labeled these groups terrorists, it gives

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<v Speaker 2>the like the government a lot more leeway to do

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<v Speaker 2>stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean proving membership of those groups would be

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<v Speaker 3>a chat.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, so is proving membership to Antifa?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, exactly. Yeah, we haven't seen how they're gon. Well,

0:23:32.600 --> 0:23:34.159
<v Speaker 3>we've somewhat seen how they're going to try in the

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<v Speaker 3>latter case, but none in the former. I guess we'll see,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure at some point in the next year or two.

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<v Speaker 2>But like Trump said that, like previously America has quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote buckled under migrant occupation, but now we are achieving

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<v Speaker 2>the great liberation of America. That's the sort of language

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<v Speaker 2>he was using for this section.

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<v Speaker 3>And he said how they rule from mental asylums and prisons.

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<v Speaker 2>Very standard campaign rhetoric that he's used for years now.

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<v Speaker 3>If you're in you to this podcast, you can go back.

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<v Speaker 3>You can search to word Hacumba or border, and you

0:24:03.400 --> 0:24:06.119
<v Speaker 3>can listen to interviews with probably hundreds of migrants. You

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<v Speaker 3>can listen to my title forty two series, you can

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<v Speaker 3>listen to my Darien series, and you can joy for

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<v Speaker 3>yourself if these people are criminal, were bad, or mentally unwell.

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<v Speaker 2>The economy had a very minimal focus compared to border

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<v Speaker 2>or trains issues. He really skirted over the tariffs thing

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<v Speaker 2>as fast as possible, briefly talked about the federal funding freeze,

0:24:26.800 --> 0:24:29.719
<v Speaker 2>bragged about terminating the green new scam something that has

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<v Speaker 2>never existed. Yeah, talking about withdrawing from the Preparius Climate

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<v Speaker 2>Accords again as well as the corrupt World Health Organization

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<v Speaker 2>and the anti American un War Crime Council. Very cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Bragged about ending climate restrictions you know, drill, baby, drill,

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<v Speaker 2>going after rare earth minerals, talked about no tax on

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<v Speaker 2>tips over time and benefits for seniors, and then briefly

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<v Speaker 2>discussed that on April second, you be enacting reciprocal tariffs

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<v Speaker 2>just completely across the board for all nations. And he

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<v Speaker 2>did warn farmers there is going to be an adjustment period. Quote,

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<v Speaker 2>there will be a little disturbance unquote certainly.

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<v Speaker 3>When you adjust to not having a job that pays

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<v Speaker 3>you any money anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Crashing the economy will have a bit of an adjustment period.

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<v Speaker 2>It will be a bit of a little disturbance.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, just like he just kept going through these

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<v Speaker 1>obvious ridiculous claims and making Trump side comment stupidity, like

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<v Speaker 1>calling the Middle East a bad neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 2>And s'same street joke.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's just incredible, And James, our colleague Molly Conger

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<v Speaker 1>had a good point.

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<v Speaker 3>She did, Yeah, of her many good points. Trump said

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<v Speaker 3>that people had never heard of Lesotho, at the same

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<v Speaker 3>time pronouncing it in a way that one would only

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<v Speaker 3>know if one had heard it pronounced rather than seen

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<v Speaker 3>it written on the page. Very very funny, South Own.

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<v Speaker 3>He also said something about Liberia like implying like I

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<v Speaker 3>would encourage people to understand the history of Liberia. They

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<v Speaker 3>think the US does an Liberia a thing or two.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the last focuses of the speech was national security,

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<v Speaker 2>promising a Golden Dome missile defense system, which Trump has

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<v Speaker 2>previously talked about at previous twenty twenty four campaign events.

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<v Speaker 1>Obsessed with gold, Obsessed with gold.

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<v Speaker 3>Chess with dome, Garrison didn't even crack for those listening

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<v Speaker 3>once again, got him now once again.

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<v Speaker 2>He announced that his administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>saying we have Mark Rubio in charge. Good luck Marco.

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<v Speaker 2>If something goes wrong, we know who to play, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>His comments on Greenland were specifically odd, saying Greenland We

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<v Speaker 2>strongly support your right to determine your own future, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you choose, we welcome you into the United States

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<v Speaker 2>of America. But the full quote about Greenland was very odd.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, quote, we need Greenland for national security and

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<v Speaker 2>even international security. So weird, and we're working with everybody

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<v Speaker 2>involved to try to get it, but we need it

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<v Speaker 2>really for international for world security, and I think we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get it. One way or another, We're gonna get it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a very small population, but a very very large

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<v Speaker 2>piece of land and very very important for military security.

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<v Speaker 2>Unquote okay, yeah, very odd, very odd comments.

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<v Speaker 3>Whole collection of English language.

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<v Speaker 2>Would he is He is continuing to say that one

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<v Speaker 2>way or another, he will take Greenland. I think his

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<v Speaker 2>focus on it for national security is particularly interesting. I

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<v Speaker 2>think this has something to do with trying to make

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<v Speaker 2>the US and Russia these like two massive world powers

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<v Speaker 2>that both have like you know, Arctic land at their disposal,

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<v Speaker 2>considering climate change or you know, a variety of issues.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think that this does move towards this like

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<v Speaker 2>quasi like duganism of like this like multipolar world that

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<v Speaker 2>Putin certainly wants, and Trump is kind of signaling that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, through the influence of Bannon. He's also moving

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<v Speaker 2>towards with like Putin and trumpet, like, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>two people who control the world. Speaking of Trump did

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<v Speaker 2>talk about receiving a letter from President Zelinski asking to

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<v Speaker 2>return to the neotiating table, and bragged about freeing another

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<v Speaker 2>weed smoking teacher in a Russian jail, returning him home

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<v Speaker 2>to America. And oddly enough, Trump met with the mother

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<v Speaker 2>of this teacher in Butler, Pennsylvania right before he got shot,

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<v Speaker 2>which led him to point towards the comparatour family, again,

0:28:48.440 --> 0:28:51.440
<v Speaker 2>pronouncing it in a completely new and different way. All

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<v Speaker 2>of the members of the family seemed very not thrilled

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<v Speaker 2>to be there, completely blank expressions, quite.

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<v Speaker 1>Odd, extremely weird.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so this is where he ended the speech, was

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<v Speaker 2>talking about, you know, getting shot, and then kind of

0:29:05.120 --> 0:29:09.280
<v Speaker 2>went on a very long, ten minute, almost gptesque ramble

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<v Speaker 2>about like America. I didn't take any notes on it

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<v Speaker 2>because it just sounded like word salad. But there is

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<v Speaker 2>a few other mislaneous things from the speech I do

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<v Speaker 2>want to mention before we close out. Trump bragged about

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<v Speaker 2>stopping all government censorship and having brought back free speech

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<v Speaker 2>to America. Saying it's back, which is, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>slightly humorous amidst reports of grants being pulled for using

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote the bad words wrong words, as well as

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<v Speaker 2>a truth social post a truth made earlier today Wednesday

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<v Speaker 2>saying all federal funding will stop for any college, school,

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<v Speaker 2>or university that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned

0:29:50.240 --> 0:29:53.280
<v Speaker 2>or permanently sent back to the country from which they came.

0:29:53.600 --> 0:29:56.800
<v Speaker 2>American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime,

0:29:57.040 --> 0:30:01.719
<v Speaker 2>arrested no masks. So in one you can celebrate bringing

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<v Speaker 2>back free speech, and in the other you can call

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<v Speaker 2>for deporting people who protest or imprisoning students are protesting

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<v Speaker 2>on their own university campuses. Very very typical Trump double

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<v Speaker 2>speak type stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>He talked about bringing the people back to the office

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<v Speaker 1>like these are all like normal Trump yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Well yeah, and these are things that have happened already. RYA.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of the half of this speech was celebrating things

0:30:27.960 --> 0:30:30.840
<v Speaker 2>that he's already done. The other half was like asking

0:30:30.920 --> 0:30:34.040
<v Speaker 2>Congress to help him do more. Things Mixed in with

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<v Speaker 2>these weird propaganda moves like making this thirteen year old

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<v Speaker 2>brain cancer survivor in honorary Secret Service agent and admitting

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<v Speaker 2>this very square looking teenager into West Point. Who by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, this this teenager has the most cop phenotype

0:30:51.440 --> 0:30:55.520
<v Speaker 2>I've ever seen before. It's crazy. I was shocked, like,

0:30:55.560 --> 0:30:59.160
<v Speaker 2>whoa they found him the cop phenotype? There he is,

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<v Speaker 2>which was which is two? Two more of these weird props.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like in the cave in Plato. Everything else is

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<v Speaker 3>just a reflection of this cob kid. Every other coult It.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so odd because like Trump spent this speech talking

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<v Speaker 2>about how, you know, like we're bringing back a merit

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<v Speaker 2>based hiring. We have quote ended the tyranny of DEI

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<v Speaker 2>across government, private sector, and military, as he then just

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<v Speaker 2>did two DEI hires on stage. But you know whom

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<v Speaker 2>I who am I to say? So that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>all I had to say on the Trump speech. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>I will briefly, very briefly talk about the Democratic response.

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<v Speaker 2>The Democratic response was done by Senator Slutkin from Michigan,

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<v Speaker 2>who opened by saying America wants change, but there's a

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<v Speaker 2>responsible way to make change in an irresponsible way, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to paint Doge as like this very irresponsible and brash

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<v Speaker 2>way to achieve efficiencies, something that we all obviously you know,

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<v Speaker 2>want the government to move more towards. She warned about

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<v Speaker 2>how Trump's actions may result in our recession, warned about

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<v Speaker 2>losing social Security, Medicare, and VA benefits. Quote in Musk

0:31:59.400 --> 0:32:02.840
<v Speaker 2>who recently social Security the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time,

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<v Speaker 2>and attacked Musk and the twenty year old DOGE members

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<v Speaker 2>for using their own servers to access your sensitive data.

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<v Speaker 2>Slotkin spent a lot of the rebuttal praising Ronald Reagan.

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<v Speaker 2>Odd for a Democrat. I would say, I don't know why, strange,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why you as the opposition party are

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<v Speaker 2>continuing to base your politics on praising Bush and Reagan.

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<v Speaker 2>Very cool opposition party bros, very fun stuff. She also said,

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<v Speaker 2>I've lived and worked in many countries. I've seen democracies

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<v Speaker 2>flicker out. I've seen what life is like when a

0:32:35.880 --> 0:32:38.520
<v Speaker 2>government is rigged. Like yeah, I bet you have a

0:32:38.920 --> 0:32:45.080
<v Speaker 2>former CIA agent. She also mentioned doom scrolling, So that

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<v Speaker 2>really shows how the Democrats have the finger on the

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<v Speaker 2>pulse here when doom scrolling is mentioned as something not

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<v Speaker 2>to do, saying instead, you should hold your elected officials,

0:32:55.320 --> 0:32:58.440
<v Speaker 2>including me, accountable. Watch how the voting, go to town halls,

0:32:58.440 --> 0:33:01.440
<v Speaker 2>demand the take action and organize. Pick up one issue

0:33:01.480 --> 0:33:04.920
<v Speaker 2>you're passionate about and engage. Doom scrolling doesn't count. Join

0:33:04.960 --> 0:33:07.200
<v Speaker 2>a group that cares about your issue and act. If

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<v Speaker 2>you can't find one, start one. And that was That

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<v Speaker 2>was the bulk of the ten minute Democratic response. Oh boy,

0:33:14.720 --> 0:33:16.840
<v Speaker 2>what a what a what a fun what a fun

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<v Speaker 2>day in American politics?

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<v Speaker 3>That was Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>Any final thoughts, James Sophie like this speech.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode is running long. Yeah, so I really don't

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<v Speaker 1>have any final thoughts other than bad, bad, bad, bad bad.

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<v Speaker 2>The Democrats are unwilling to do anything actually serious. Once again,

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<v Speaker 2>the attempts that quote unquote fact checking this speech are

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<v Speaker 2>also incredibly pathetic to look at.

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<v Speaker 3>Truly.

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<v Speaker 2>There's this New York Times fact check which which I

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<v Speaker 2>will close on just because it made me and the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of our group chat very upset, which outlined this

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<v Speaker 2>long paragraph from Trump saying over the past four years,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one million people poured into the United States, many

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<v Speaker 2>of whom were murderers, human traffickers, gang members, and other

0:33:58.520 --> 0:34:01.000
<v Speaker 2>criminals from the streets of dangerous city and all throughout

0:34:01.000 --> 0:34:03.720
<v Speaker 2>the world. Because of Joe Biden's insane and very dangerous

0:34:03.720 --> 0:34:06.840
<v Speaker 2>open border policies. They are now strongly embedded in our country,

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<v Speaker 2>but we are getting them out and getting them out fast.

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<v Speaker 2>And the fact check for this very like false claim

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<v Speaker 2>is quote fast is a relative term. This statement is misleading.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just oh on.

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<v Speaker 2>It only focuses on the ending sentence saying that we're

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<v Speaker 2>getting these immigrants out and we're getting them out fast.

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<v Speaker 2>It ignores calling many of these twenty one million people

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<v Speaker 2>human traffickers, gang members, and criminals. Does not say that

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<v Speaker 2>we never have had open border policy like it's crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>even like the liberal fact checking is completely pathetic and toothless,

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<v Speaker 2>and like fact ticking doesn't work. It's not useful anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I'm not spending this whole episode fact checking

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's claims. But the fact that you're gonna parrot this

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<v Speaker 2>insane anti immigrant rhetoric and only fact chuck Trump saying

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<v Speaker 2>that we're gonna get these immigrants out of our country fast,

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<v Speaker 2>calling it a relative term, And this is the reason

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<v Speaker 2>that the statement is misleading. This completely shows how Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>like completely lost any momentum on the immigration topic. Same

0:35:11.120 --> 0:35:13.600
<v Speaker 2>thing with the trans topic. They're actually unwilling to push

0:35:13.640 --> 0:35:17.960
<v Speaker 2>back on changing population sentiment because they're automatically agreeing with

0:35:18.040 --> 0:35:21.680
<v Speaker 2>the actual conceit. Yeah, anyway, that got me upset, and

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<v Speaker 2>then I watched Yawe and then went to that, so.

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<v Speaker 3>There we go. Glad you got your Yaoi Erison.

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