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Speaker 1: we're gonna leave it there. Wendy Wallace, who has been

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Speaker 1: President Trump has vowed to veto a defense bill to

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Speaker 1: Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Democrat the Massachusetts Coming up next

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Speaker 1: Joining us on the line is someone who is a

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Speaker 1: founder for Conservative Women for a Better Future. How are you, Jen? Jen?

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Speaker 1: Generation there she disconnected. Let's see if we can get her, Kevin,

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Speaker 1: It's almost Friday. Here's a reminder, I have off Friday.

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Speaker 1: We wait to get Jen back on the line. Let's go.

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Speaker 1: Let's go through some of the other headlines of the day.

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Speaker 1: The China sanctions bill on Hong Kong Law was passed

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Speaker 1: by the U. S. House, and there was some there

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Speaker 1: and whether or not President Trump is gonna sign it.

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Speaker 1: She's there, jenerally there. I am here, Thank you, Jenn.

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Speaker 1: you got two more shows to the weekend. Jen, what's

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Speaker 1: going on? You know what? I thought? He just didn't

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Speaker 1: want to Republican from Massachusetts? Wow? Thet kidding? I'm kidding. Hey,

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Speaker 1: before we talk politics, I gotta ask it. Cam Newton, hush,

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Speaker 1: going on with Cam? It's exciting. I think it will

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Speaker 1: Super exciting. Well, you know, I'm an Eagles fan and

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Speaker 1: I hope you guys lose every game. But what can say? Jen?

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Speaker 1: What did I say? All right? Republican presidential politics, let's go.

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Speaker 1: We talked to a Democrat. She was saying that it's

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Speaker 1: need to campaign. They can't. If you can't paigne Jen, Jen,

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Speaker 1: you gotta be socially distant. You can't have the rallies.

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Speaker 1: You should come out of your basement. Okay, what is

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Speaker 1: He's got to want to do it. He's if he

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Speaker 1: right now, it will it will help him and go

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Speaker 1: But he has to win those swing voters. He's got

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Speaker 1: But I'm serious. They're a bit more independent probably on

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Speaker 1: And and those are the suburbanite voters. Am I wrong? No,

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Speaker 1: it's so that's exactly it. I mean, you know, if

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Speaker 1: concerned about the social juice. But what they are concerned

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Speaker 1: about is where is the country going, what's the future

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Speaker 1: for their children, for their grandchildren? Can I put food

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Speaker 1: And you know, and those are really the basic questions

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Speaker 1: are you gonna are independent spuding like Donald Trump? Probably not,

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Speaker 1: but they need to respect them all right. Jennifer Nasa,

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Speaker 1: I guess the Patriots fam thanks for coming on. That

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Speaker 1: for Bloomber TV and Radio Jet. I'm glad you picked

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