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Speaker 1: because of the stupidity, the ignorant and the arrogance of

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Speaker 1: the world's richest man, expert in all things, President Elon.

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Speaker 1: Donald Trump does what Elon tells him to do because

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Speaker 1: What's the difference between a billion and a trillion. Well,

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Speaker 1: A trillion. The United States government, it's thirty six trillion

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Speaker 1: Elon runs the government. That much is clear, and incredibly

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