WEBVTT - WNBA Faces Firestorm After Men's Draft Declarations Rock Women’s Basketball

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<v Speaker 1>My TM and I have carefully examined the WA's eligibility

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<v Speaker 1>criteria and governing framework surrounding self identification and inclusion. Based

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<v Speaker 1>on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring

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<v Speaker 1>my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in May twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven. I am definitely not here to mock, make

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<v Speaker 1>fun of, or to suspect any community or personal choices.

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<v Speaker 1>I am simply asking that the current rules be applied

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<v Speaker 1>equally to everything. Set Trend.

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<v Speaker 2>You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.

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<v Speaker 3>Good Monday morning. Nice to have you with us on

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<v Speaker 3>the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got two very

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<v Speaker 3>big stories for you. First up, the President United States

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<v Speaker 3>America weighing in on the WNBA well now allowing apparently

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<v Speaker 3>any man who says there a woman to try out

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<v Speaker 3>and join the draft. What happens next, We've got the

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<v Speaker 3>story and it's incredible. Also, the left and some of

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<v Speaker 3>the Republicans of hate Donald Trump failed again trying to

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<v Speaker 3>get rid of his AG nomine. We have a new

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<v Speaker 3>AG Todd Blanche, and we explain exactly how the vote

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<v Speaker 3>got across the finish line over the weekend. It's the

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<v Speaker 3>forty seven Morning Update, and it starts right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Story number one.

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<v Speaker 3>The WNBA is taking on Donald Trump and the Conservatives

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<v Speaker 3>and to the Supreme Court as well as men in

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<v Speaker 3>what could be one of the biggest backfires in professional

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<v Speaker 3>sports history. Now, the WNBA has come out with a

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<v Speaker 3>requirement for what it means to actually play in the WNBA.

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<v Speaker 3>Now they guess they've forgotten what the W stands for,

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<v Speaker 3>which is women, and they've decided to go all woke. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>former first round pick Royce White says he's declaring now

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<v Speaker 3>for the twenty twenty seven WNBA draft, claiming he now

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<v Speaker 3>identifies as transgendered for the purpose of playing professional basketball. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>this is a former six foot eight Houston Rockets draft pick,

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<v Speaker 3>and now he is following a former NBA player, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's Kendor Freedom. I love this guy and ask excuse

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<v Speaker 3>me Freedom, who announced his own plans to declare amid

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<v Speaker 3>the growing debate over to quote transgender athletes and women's

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<v Speaker 3>sports now White. Royce Wright told Fox News Digital he

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<v Speaker 3>believes he'd be unstoppable in the WNBA and suggested he

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<v Speaker 3>could pursue legal action if denied an opportunity to play.

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<v Speaker 3>White said the move is meant to challenge a w

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<v Speaker 3>NBA to clarify and to define its eligibility rules for

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<v Speaker 3>transgender and athletes, saying I'd like to know what the

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<v Speaker 3>parameters are in his announcement. This is what he said.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, earlier this week, I made the announcement, I'm transgender.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm a woman. I'm identify as sometimes identifying as a

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<v Speaker 4>woman for purposes of basketball, proferresational basketball. So I'll be

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<v Speaker 4>declaring for the w NBA draft in twenty twenty seven

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<v Speaker 4>as well. I mean, I think I'd be unstoppable, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>But I'm I'm a team first guy. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>a I'm a past first kind of player. I do

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<v Speaker 4>the little things, you know. I led my team in

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<v Speaker 4>all five major stack categories at at Iowa State University.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh So I do a little bit of every I'll

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<v Speaker 4>do whatever the coach needs me to do. I'll do

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<v Speaker 4>whatever the girls need me to do. I think the

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<v Speaker 4>w n B A could come out and make a

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<v Speaker 4>definitive statement about about guys with with a pair of

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<v Speaker 4>balls playing in the in the Women's Association. But you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>that that that be that'd be probably too much like right, so,

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<v Speaker 4>and I don't want to be discriminated against. Now I

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<v Speaker 4>want I want fair treatment. I'm a black, I'm a

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<v Speaker 4>young black hopefully United States senator. UH that that like

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<v Speaker 4>that would like a fair chance to participate as a

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<v Speaker 4>sometimes identifying as a transgender woman UH athlete.

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<v Speaker 3>That is statement from again Royce Wright, first round draft pick.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that's not the only one that is declared for

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<v Speaker 3>the draft. As I mentioned earlier, Anness Canner freedom set.

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<v Speaker 3>After carefully considering and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>officially declaring myself a w NBA prospect. If simply declaring

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<v Speaker 3>who you are is all that's required, then I meet

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<v Speaker 3>every single requirement necessary to compete in the w NBA.

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<v Speaker 3>My team and I have carefully examined the eligibility criterion,

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<v Speaker 3>government governing framework surrounding self identification and inclusion, and based

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<v Speaker 3>on the current WNBA guidelines, I can and am officially

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<v Speaker 3>declaring my eligibility for the upcoming draft. Here he is

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<v Speaker 3>in his announcement video.

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<v Speaker 1>After careful concentration I review in the current eligibility guidelines,

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<v Speaker 1>I am officially declaring myself at WNBA prospect. If simply

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<v Speaker 1>declaring who you are is all that's required, then I

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<v Speaker 1>meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.

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<v Speaker 1>My Tim and I have carefully examined the WNBA's eligibility

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<v Speaker 1>criteria and governing framework surrounding self identification and inclusion. Based

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<v Speaker 1>on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring

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<v Speaker 1>my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in May twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven. I am definitely not here to mock, make

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<v Speaker 1>fun of, or to suspect any community or personal choices.

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<v Speaker 1>I am simply asking that the current rules be applied

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<v Speaker 1>equally to everyone, the rules that represent the very values

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<v Speaker 1>many WNBA players and coaches have publicly advocated for. My team,

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<v Speaker 1>and I are prepared to ensure these guidelines are applied equally, consistently,

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<v Speaker 1>and without exception, and I look forward to the WNBA

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<v Speaker 1>honoring its stated principles. See your training.

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<v Speaker 3>Camp, see you at training camp. Okay, so let's go

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<v Speaker 3>over this real quick. You have two dudes who are

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<v Speaker 3>saying that they are going to act or they believe

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<v Speaker 3>that they are transgender. Now, this also comes as Donald

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<v Speaker 3>Trump said that if he coached the WNBA, he'd ask

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<v Speaker 3>Lebron if he had any desire to be a woman. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>this is why the WNBA is responding the way they are.

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<v Speaker 3>They're a woke league. Here's the president in his own words.

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<v Speaker 5>And I'll tell you what.

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<v Speaker 6>If I were ever, I'd be the greatest woman's basketball

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<v Speaker 6>coach a history. Because I don't like Lebron James. I

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<v Speaker 6>like Michael Jordan much better, but i'd but I'd go

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<v Speaker 6>up to Lebron James. It doesn't matter. Say Lebron, did

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<v Speaker 6>you ever have any desire to be a woman? Because

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<v Speaker 6>what I'd love you to do is star on my

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<v Speaker 6>team that I'm building up. I will have the greatest

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<v Speaker 6>team in history. They'll never lose. Nobody who will come

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<v Speaker 6>within seventy points of this team. Now, we have to

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<v Speaker 6>change that, and we have to make it okay to

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<v Speaker 6>talk about it. You know, the young lady I was

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<v Speaker 6>talking about is afraid to.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about it.

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<v Speaker 6>She's shunned and she's canceled when she talks about it.

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<v Speaker 6>This is crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>This is crazy. Now, this is the reason why the

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<v Speaker 3>WNBA has decided to do what I describe as the

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<v Speaker 3>most ridiculous policy that I have heard. Now. Center Ted

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<v Speaker 3>Cruz was asked by TMZ about this move, telling TNZ

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<v Speaker 3>that again, this is insane and this is what happens

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<v Speaker 3>when you don't protect women's sports.

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<v Speaker 7>Can I ask you a question?

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<v Speaker 1>Please? Ted?

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<v Speaker 4>How a man?

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<v Speaker 7>It's good to see you. Well, hey, have you been

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<v Speaker 7>following the w n B A and this transgender debate?

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<v Speaker 7>That's it's all they're talking about there.

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<v Speaker 5>I saw Clay travisaw for ten million dollars. I watched

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<v Speaker 5>that again.

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<v Speaker 7>Could I just ask Meghan Kelly said that Kaylen Clark

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<v Speaker 7>is a coward for not taking a side in either

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<v Speaker 7>this or that that. What do you feel about that?

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<v Speaker 8>Oh?

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<v Speaker 5>Look, Kayln Clark is a hell of a ballplayer in

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<v Speaker 5>fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 7>Do you think she should.

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<v Speaker 1>Take a side?

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<v Speaker 5>At the end of the day, I don't think athletes

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<v Speaker 5>are required an expressive opinion on every topic. I think

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<v Speaker 5>it is clearly unfair to allow boys to compete against

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<v Speaker 5>girls and to allow men to compete against women. Boys

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<v Speaker 5>and girls are different, and mankind has known that literally

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<v Speaker 5>since the dawna time.

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<v Speaker 7>Is it a big issue though at w NBA level, like,

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<v Speaker 7>I don't see many.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm curious.

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<v Speaker 7>Tell me what does the w stand for women?

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<v Speaker 5>It seems that there's some coaches in the WNBA who

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<v Speaker 5>can't figure that out?

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<v Speaker 7>But should they also be like sympathetic and empathetic for

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<v Speaker 7>young little girls who like are feeling an identity crisis,

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<v Speaker 7>They want to play a sports, they want to be

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<v Speaker 7>with their friends.

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<v Speaker 5>If they're boys, they're not young little girls. And the

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<v Speaker 5>fact that your ideology, you think it would be fair

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<v Speaker 5>to let Lebron James play in the WNBA.

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<v Speaker 7>No, but that's not what we're talking about. We're talking

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<v Speaker 7>about young people.

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<v Speaker 5>What you're talking about old people too. You're not just

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<v Speaker 5>saying five year olds. Well, I think that like w

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<v Speaker 5>NBA doesn't have five year olds.

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<v Speaker 7>At a professional level, yeah, I mean obviously, but at

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<v Speaker 7>a minor level when these kids are just trying to

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<v Speaker 7>be happy and be kids, not letting them socialize with

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<v Speaker 7>their friends just because they're those.

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<v Speaker 5>Different guys, they can be happy. To be honest, though,

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of the transgender is and it is coming

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<v Speaker 5>from leftist adults who are convincing their kids of this nonsense,

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<v Speaker 5>and it's it is really sad to see the ideology

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<v Speaker 5>of parents. Listen, I think God knows what he's doing

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<v Speaker 5>when he makes a little boy. I think God knows

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<v Speaker 5>what he's doing when he makes a little girl. And

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<v Speaker 5>I think the phenomenon of woke leftist adults. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>I read a tweet once from Cynthia next to the

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<v Speaker 5>actress who said her child is trans, her sister's child

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<v Speaker 5>is trans, all of her friend's child children are trans.

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<v Speaker 5>You know what that is. That's adults putting their politics

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<v Speaker 5>and their ideology on their kids, and.

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<v Speaker 7>I or maybe thinking their kids be who they really are.

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<v Speaker 7>Maybe you don't know, We don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>You know what, if you don't what a boy is

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<v Speaker 5>and you don't know what a girl is, there's a reason.

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<v Speaker 7>You work at TMC oh all right, dented, I appreciate you, man,

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<v Speaker 7>thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>This is how radical the left has become, and the

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<v Speaker 3>WNBA is about to find out what happens when you

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<v Speaker 3>make stupid rules.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, story number two, there was some.

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<v Speaker 3>Good news that happened this week, and it was obviously

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<v Speaker 3>downplayed by the mainstream media. It was a story that

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<v Speaker 3>was supposed to be surrounded in controversy. It was a

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<v Speaker 3>story that was sold as it could be a quote

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<v Speaker 3>disaster for Donald Trump. The story was actually a really

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<v Speaker 3>simple story. There was a man who was going to

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<v Speaker 3>be confirmed as the Attorney general, of the United States

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<v Speaker 3>of America, a man by the name of Todd Blanche.

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<v Speaker 3>The attacks came in, and the attacks were that Todd Blanche,

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<v Speaker 3>a guy that had literally decades of service in the

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<v Speaker 3>Department of Justice, was somehow just some random dude that

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<v Speaker 3>was an attorney for the president of Knights say It's

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<v Speaker 3>of America. And that is how the media started pushing

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<v Speaker 3>the story that he was unqualified, even though he'd spent

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<v Speaker 3>well over a decade at the Department of Justice and

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<v Speaker 3>it served and the New York system as well in

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<v Speaker 3>the DOJ where he saw a lot of serious and

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<v Speaker 3>important cases and prosecutions that happened, yes, at the hands

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<v Speaker 3>of the government. Now that is what you would refer

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<v Speaker 3>to if you're a same person as significant experience. You

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<v Speaker 3>would refer that as really important experience. You would refer

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<v Speaker 3>to it as experience. It would make you more than qualified,

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<v Speaker 3>let me say that again, more than qualified to be

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<v Speaker 3>the Attorney General. By the way, he's also been the

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<v Speaker 3>acting Attorney General, which gave him even more of a

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<v Speaker 3>resume booster than many others have had before when they

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<v Speaker 3>received the position of being confirmed as the Attorney General.

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<v Speaker 3>But you saw the left do their job. You saw

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<v Speaker 3>the media start to say that this guy's nothing more

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<v Speaker 3>than a presidential yes man because he was the president's

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<v Speaker 3>attorney and that he was unqualified for the job, even

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<v Speaker 3>though they admitted purposely his background in working at the DOJ. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>I say all of that to go to the new headline,

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<v Speaker 3>which is now not being covered at all. Todd Blanche

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<v Speaker 3>has been confirmed as the US Attorney General, despite opposition

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<v Speaker 3>from even some Republicans that were trying to stick it

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<v Speaker 3>to Donald Trump. The acting Attorney general is now the

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<v Speaker 3>attorney General. He was confirmed Saturday to lead the US

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<v Speaker 3>Department of Justice, the news coming after Republican lawmakers struggled

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<v Speaker 3>to make a decision. Then Senator Bill Cassidy, someone that

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<v Speaker 3>the President did not back in his reelection and lost

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<v Speaker 3>his reelection bid in Louisiana, announced that the last minute

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<v Speaker 3>on Friday that he would port Blanche's confirmation Now. During

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<v Speaker 3>his announcement, Cassie said the process was about Blanche, the

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<v Speaker 3>difficulty of his job, and how the American people can

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<v Speaker 3>be best served. He put it this way on the

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<v Speaker 3>floor of the Senate.

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<v Speaker 8>Center from Louisiana, it's the president. I rise a day

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<v Speaker 8>to speak to the nomination of Todd Blanche to be

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<v Speaker 8>Attorney General. Over the last several days, I've heard from

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<v Speaker 8>lots of people sharing their views on this nomination, and

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<v Speaker 8>most of the time it's clear mister Blanche has become

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<v Speaker 8>a referendum on how people feel about President Trump. If

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<v Speaker 8>you don't like the President, you don't like mister Blanche.

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<v Speaker 8>If you do like the President, you do. I have

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<v Speaker 8>not approached it that way. This process should be about

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<v Speaker 8>mister Blanche and how he will go forward in a

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<v Speaker 8>difficult job, and how the American people can be best served.

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<v Speaker 8>I have a history with mister Trump, but that history

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<v Speaker 8>does not matter one bit. On the one hand, mister

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<v Speaker 8>Blanche does not need to be Senate confirmed. He can

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<v Speaker 8>continue to serve as the pleasure of the President as

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<v Speaker 8>Deputy Attorney General or even acting Attorney General at this

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<v Speaker 8>voter's pull. On the other hand, I am told that

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<v Speaker 8>Senate confirmation is important and interactions with the President, with

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<v Speaker 8>others in the cabinet, and as important to doj employees

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<v Speaker 8>in general. Being Senate confirmed gives him greater leverage to

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<v Speaker 8>push for things that should be pushed for. This does

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<v Speaker 8>not demean the Senate's role important issues have been discussed

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<v Speaker 8>through this process, and mister Blanche has made commitments now

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<v Speaker 8>on to the specific nomination. Since mister Blanche passed out

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<v Speaker 8>of Judiciary Committee on August the fourth, I've spoken to

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<v Speaker 8>mister Blanch five or six times. We have texted many more.

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<v Speaker 8>I just got off the phone with him. I've spoken

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<v Speaker 8>multiple times the Senators Murkowski, Cornyn Tillis. Senator Whitehouse shared

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<v Speaker 8>his concerns a dinner and past administration officials, including a

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<v Speaker 8>long conversation with former Attorney General Bill Barr. Late last night,

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<v Speaker 8>I spoke to two US attorneys from Louisiana, David Crossell

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<v Speaker 8>and Kurt Wall. Of course, there has been a lot

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<v Speaker 8>to read and a lot to consider, and I slept

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<v Speaker 8>on it overnight. Let's start with the concerns. Mister Blant

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<v Speaker 8>showed poor judgment and approving the Anti Weaponization's slush fund

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<v Speaker 8>and exempting the President from IRS audits. No Americans should

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<v Speaker 8>be unfairly targeted by the law, but no American should

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<v Speaker 8>be above the law. Mister Blant said these were mistakes,

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<v Speaker 8>and he has made efforts to kill the slush fund.

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<v Speaker 8>I am particularly concerned about episodes of apparent lawfare DOJ

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<v Speaker 8>bringing suits against political enemies both parties. Presidents of both

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<v Speaker 8>parties have been guilty of this. It must stop. It

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<v Speaker 8>should stop now. A never ending cycle, but prosecuting political

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<v Speaker 8>enemies undermines the rule of law, to graze the public's

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<v Speaker 8>trust in our institutions and makes our politics more extreme

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<v Speaker 8>when we need to unite to solve the big problems

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<v Speaker 8>of our time. I'm not entirely satisfied where this is,

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<v Speaker 8>and I have no doubts that I'll have concern in

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<v Speaker 8>the future. I will note that I've learned that some

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<v Speaker 8>of the cases that have been publicly reported to be

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<v Speaker 8>under investigation by the Department of Justice have been dismissed

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<v Speaker 8>or no longer being pursued.

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<v Speaker 3>Now let me just stop there. You notice where this

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<v Speaker 3>is heading. Bill Cassie is airing the dirty laundry of

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<v Speaker 3>why he hates Donald Trump while also telling you he

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<v Speaker 3>supports Todd Blanche for the US Attorney General. Now Cassie's

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<v Speaker 3>support places Blanche in a position to be confirmed, and

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<v Speaker 3>in a social media post early Saturday, Blanch wrote, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has

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<v Speaker 3>placed to me to lead the Department of Justice as

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<v Speaker 3>our great nations. Eighty eighth Attorney General. I'm grateful to

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<v Speaker 3>the Senate for staying late to complete this process. To

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<v Speaker 3>the dedicated public servants of the Department of Justice, thank

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<v Speaker 3>you for your work. Each stayed uphold the law and

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<v Speaker 3>keep our country safe. God bless America, he concluded. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>there is also some other things that were interesting. What

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<v Speaker 3>backfired on the left in the media is the fact

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<v Speaker 3>that they tried to lie to the American people saying

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<v Speaker 3>that Blanche was only Trump's four personal lawyer. That was

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<v Speaker 3>the big lie. This is a guy that had served

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<v Speaker 3>his country in the Department of Justice for well over

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<v Speaker 3>a decade. This is a man that understood how this works.

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<v Speaker 3>He is an individual that then went to the private

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<v Speaker 3>sector and had top clients that were high profile. Obviously

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<v Speaker 3>a former president would be one of those. Does that

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<v Speaker 3>mean that he's unqualified to be the age? The answer

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<v Speaker 3>is obviously no. And the Democrats knew it and sowed

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<v Speaker 3>the Republicans, even the Republicans that hate Donald Trump. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>one of the things you heard there from Cassie said,

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<v Speaker 3>I have had my issues with Donald Trump, but that

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<v Speaker 3>has nothing to do with this. Clearly it did. This

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<v Speaker 3>would have gotten done a lot faster if there wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>some of you that were petty. Now, I will say

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<v Speaker 3>I do believe Cassie here did the right thing, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think we should all say thank you for doing

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<v Speaker 3>the right thing, not holding up the president's nominee, who,

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<v Speaker 3>by the way, the president has the support of the

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<v Speaker 3>American people and the will of the people decided that

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<v Speaker 3>he should be the president. Therefore, he should get his

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<v Speaker 3>attorney general that he wants as long as they're qualified. Clearly,

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<v Speaker 3>Todd Blanche is overqualified for the job, and that is

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<v Speaker 3>ultimately what this comes down to. The President got the

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<v Speaker 3>man he wanted. The President got the man that is

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<v Speaker 3>pushing the America First agenda. The President got a man

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<v Speaker 3>that is going after waste, fraud, and abuse. And the

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<v Speaker 3>only reason why any of the Republicans were against him

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<v Speaker 3>is because those that were against them are those that

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<v Speaker 3>hate Donald Trump, because Donald Trump didn't endorse them in

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<v Speaker 3>their primaries and many of them lost. Now that is

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<v Speaker 3>what petty politics truly sounds like, and that's exactly what

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<v Speaker 3>happened here. So congratulations to the President, Congratulations to Blanche.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's going to do a phenomenal job because

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<v Speaker 3>He's going after those that are that are dealing with waste,

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<v Speaker 3>fraud and abuse in our government as well as the

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<v Speaker 3>private sector. This is a day we should all celebrate,

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<v Speaker 3>by the way, even if the Democrats and media are

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<v Speaker 3>furious about it. By the way, that also tells you

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<v Speaker 3>how good of a pick Todd Branches, how much they

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<v Speaker 3>tried to torpedo him, lie about him, and smear him.

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<v Speaker 3>So enjoy the moment. It's a big victory.

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