Speaker 1: White House Press Secretary Caroline Lovett is stepping down.
Speaker 2: You know when she goes on television Fox like, I mean,
Speaker 2: they dominate.
Speaker 1: And a political stunner in Wisconsin, David Crawley dropped out
Speaker 1: of the race for governor, jumped back in and just
Speaker 1: pulled off an upset almost nobody saw coming.
Speaker 3: And I would tell you, ever since we have relaunched
Speaker 3: this campaign, I have not necessarily felt the lows because
Speaker 3: I've felt the energy of communities all across the state.
Speaker 1: And the Lakers have been sold again, this time for
Speaker 1: a record breaking twelve point five billion dollars.
Speaker 2: Interesting for an ex Disney ceo. They've had their struggles
Speaker 2: as well.
Speaker 1: It's Thursday, August thirteenth from the Black Effects podcast network.
Speaker 1: I Memi Brown, this is front page and here are
Speaker 1: the days biggest stories. Stay with me. White House Press
Speaker 1: Secretary Caroline Lovett is stepping down at the end of
Speaker 1: the month, and she says the decision comes down to
Speaker 1: her two young children. President Trump announced her departure Wednesday,
Speaker 1: praising Levitt as one of the best White House Press
Speaker 1: secretaries in history.
Speaker 2: It's Caroline great. You know when she goes on television
Speaker 2: Fox like, I mean They dominate.
Speaker 1: They dominate.
Speaker 3: When she gets up there with that beautiful face and
Speaker 3: those lipsot done.
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Speaker 2: Little machine gun.
Speaker 1: At twenty eight, Levitt is the youngest person to ever
Speaker 1: hold the job. She's been behind the podium since the
Speaker 1: beginning of Trump's second term. Levitt recently returned to work
Speaker 1: after giving birth to her second child. She says that
Speaker 1: return made something clear she couldn't give this job the
Speaker 1: time and energy it demands while being the mother she
Speaker 1: wants to be. In her statement, Levitt said she felt
Speaker 1: in her heart she could not be the best mom
Speaker 1: to her two young children while giving the constant time, energy,
Speaker 1: and attention required of the White House Press Secretary. Trump
Speaker 1: says Levitt will remain one of his outside advisors. He
Speaker 1: has not announced who will replace her. In a major
Speaker 1: political upset in Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Executive Dave Crawley has
Speaker 1: won the Democratic primary for governor. And this was a
Speaker 1: comeback almost nobody saw coming. Crawley actually dropped out of
Speaker 1: the race last month. At the time, he said it
Speaker 1: was clear he wasn't going to win, but then another
Speaker 1: candidate dropped out. Crawley jumped back in just nine days later,
Speaker 1: and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers endorsed him.
Speaker 3: Today, I stand before you filled with gratitude, with humility,
Speaker 3: and hope as I formerly accept the Democratic nomination to
Speaker 3: be the next governor of the great state of Wisconsin. No,
Speaker 3: making a decision to suspend a campaign and come back
Speaker 3: in both of those decisions was very difficult. But at
Speaker 3: the end of the day, we understood not just my family,
Speaker 3: but this community, everybody crossed the state. The states were
Speaker 3: too hot right now, the states are still incredibly high.
Speaker 3: No one we can't afford anybody to sit on the
Speaker 3: sidelines when it comes down to this election. And so
Speaker 3: there's a lot of ups and downs that comes with campaigning,
Speaker 3: you know, whether you're running, you know, for for city
Speaker 3: council or county board supervisor seats or governor. And I
Speaker 3: will tell you, ever since we have relaunched this campaign,
Speaker 3: I have not necessarily felt the lows, because I've felt
Speaker 3: the energy of communities all across the state.
Speaker 1: Still, the polls had Krawley losing Balley to State Representative
Speaker 1: Francesca Hung. Instead, Krawley won and just barely. He beat
Speaker 1: Hung by less than one percentage point. This race was
Speaker 1: being closely washed nationally because hung is part of the
Speaker 1: Democratic Socialist movement, the progressive wing that escored some big
Speaker 1: wins around the country, but Wisconsin Democrats went in a
Speaker 1: different direction. They chose Crawley, a more moderate Democrat who
Speaker 1: now becomes the first black major party nominee for governor
Speaker 1: in Wisconsin history. Crawley will face Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany
Speaker 1: in November. Tiffany has President Trump's endorsement and Wisconsin is
Speaker 1: one of the most closely divided states in the country,
Speaker 1: so this race will be tight. And The Los Angeles
Speaker 1: Lakers have been sold again, and the price tag this
Speaker 1: time is staggering twelve point five billion dollars. Former Disney
Speaker 1: CEO Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner have agreed to
Speaker 1: buy the team from Mark Walter. Walter took control of
Speaker 1: the Lakers less than a year ago when the team
Speaker 1: was valued at about ten billion dollars. Now less than
Speaker 1: a year later, the Lakers are worth another two and
Speaker 1: a half billion dollars more, and at twelve point five
Speaker 1: billion dollars, this would be the most expensive sale of
Speaker 1: a professional sports team ever.
Speaker 2: But hopefully they'll make it easy for the consumer.
Speaker 4: Any NBA team can do whatever they want. I'm still
Speaker 4: riding that NBA championship high. So good for them, Good
Speaker 4: for them.
Speaker 2: Nicks are so champs. Interesting for a next Disney CEO.
Speaker 2: They've had their struggles as well with identity and where
Speaker 2: the revenue comes from, so it'll be interesting to see
Speaker 2: if he's able to focus the team to watch eighty
Speaker 2: two games. You probably need eighty two app but hopefully
Speaker 2: they'll They'll make it easy for the consumer.
Speaker 4: Any NBA team can do whatever they want. I'm still
Speaker 4: riding that NBA championship high. So good for them, Good
Speaker 4: for them.
Speaker 2: Nixt are so champs.
Speaker 1: Iiger is best known for running Disney. Kusher founded investment
Speaker 1: firm Thrive Capital. The two had reportedly been looking to
Speaker 1: buy a possible NBA expansion team in Las Vegas, then
Speaker 1: the Lakers became available. They went for one of the
Speaker 1: biggest franchises in all of sports instead. The deal, though
Speaker 1: still has to be approved by NBA owners. That's your
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