WEBVTT - JFK’s Niece On Trump: “It’s Obsessive In a Weird Way” 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there are folks. It is Friday, December nineteenth, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five. It is the Kennedy Center. No more. Next

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<v Speaker 1>time you're in DC, take a swing by the Donald J.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the

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<v Speaker 1>Performing Arts Center. With that, welcome to this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Amy and TJ. Just tell me how you felt seeing

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<v Speaker 1>construction workers putting Donald J. Trump's name in front of

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<v Speaker 1>JFK's on this memorial center.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to tell you, I felt sick to my stomach,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I saw the finished product and it just

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<v Speaker 2>made me feel really uneasy. It feels wrong, it feels disgusting,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels indulgent. I don't like it.

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<v Speaker 1>And it also might be illegal. We'll explain that in

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<v Speaker 1>a second. But folks, this has been a story and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of you been following, and President Trump hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been shy about trying to no, not wink wink, like

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<v Speaker 1>he's joking that he wants his name on it. But

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<v Speaker 1>yes yesterday the board that he put in place of

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<v Speaker 1>the Kennedy Center, the board of which he is the chairman,

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<v Speaker 1>voted unanimously. This was yesterday. I actually was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>check myself this just happened. They voted yesterday to change

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<v Speaker 1>the name of the center.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and now one day later, on Friday, his name

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<v Speaker 2>is up on the Kennedy Center.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not great that you can't.

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<v Speaker 2>I just called it the wrong name. My apologies.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you got it right. There's no way they could

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<v Speaker 1>have done this. This was planned way ahead.

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<v Speaker 2>Clearly, he had the letters, the metal letters already ready

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<v Speaker 2>to go. You would have had to have ordered that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know how long it takes to get

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<v Speaker 2>anything custom I know, he's the president of the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>But he was planning for this. He knew exactly how

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<v Speaker 2>the board was going to vote, because he put the

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<v Speaker 2>board in place.

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<v Speaker 1>And look, folks, yes, So that vote was just just

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday and today they showed up some construction workers did

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<v Speaker 1>and began work on it and robes. It took only

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<v Speaker 1>a matter of hours. But as they were doing this,

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<v Speaker 1>they had some coverings up, some blue some tarps or something.

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<v Speaker 1>They kind of covered a lot of the work from

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<v Speaker 1>what I was seeing as they were doing it. But

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<v Speaker 1>it took a matter of hours. And his name is

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<v Speaker 1>in front of JFK's on top of it. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>in front of John F.

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<v Speaker 2>Kennedy's name, and there's a lot of reaction to that,

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<v Speaker 2>specifically from the Kennedy family. But I know a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people feel a certain way, but we are hearing

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<v Speaker 2>from the Kennedy's about what has taken place.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's actually the when we saw that again, Maria

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<v Speaker 1>Shriver jfk her uncle, the reason we ended up saying, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, let's hop on because we saw her

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<v Speaker 1>statement and yeah, it was I es I struggled to

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<v Speaker 1>find people who support it, who will publicly come out

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<v Speaker 1>and say, yeah, this was the right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 1>I struggled to fine. I would love for somebody to

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<v Speaker 1>explain that to me, but I struggle to I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to find lotche and I can't. And I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to just bash and everybody who's bashing this guy for

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<v Speaker 1>a whole bunch of stuff he's done. This is over

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<v Speaker 1>the top, it's gross, this is over the and it's

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how much more we we stomach. We're

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<v Speaker 1>scared of them, all of us in the country. Nobody will,

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<v Speaker 1>the media is can' He's gonna sue, He's gonna win.

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<v Speaker 1>It's too much of a headache and nobody will speak

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<v Speaker 1>the Republicans won't speak up and challenge him in a

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<v Speaker 1>significant way. Who can now lead us through this thing

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<v Speaker 1>to where this imagine? I want to call it the

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<v Speaker 1>Obama Lincoln Memorial imagine because I didn't realize I said

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<v Speaker 1>this to you. Yes, I've been to the Kennedy Center.

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<v Speaker 1>I know the Kennedy Center. We all know the Kennedy

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<v Speaker 1>Center for the Performing Arts. The Kennedy Center is actually

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<v Speaker 1>the equivalent of.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lincoln Memorial.

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<v Speaker 1>It is by law designated as the only memorial within

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<v Speaker 1>Washington d C Allowed for John F. Kennedy. It is

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<v Speaker 1>specifically a memorial to this one man.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like the Jefferson Memorial. It is akin to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about that they're on the title basin. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>same exact designation. So can you imagine if suddenly it's

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<v Speaker 2>the Trump Jefferson Memorial. I mean, where does this end?

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<v Speaker 2>Or are we just going to do it to democrats

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<v Speaker 2>or people who he believes he should be in front of.

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<v Speaker 1>And you give you credit here. You brought this home

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<v Speaker 1>as you often do, in a way that I was like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>that's it. What just took place was you're almost desecrating

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<v Speaker 1>someone's memorial, their burial place. You compared it to a tombstone.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, it was like writing your name on someone

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<v Speaker 2>else's tombstone. That's what it feels like to me. It

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<v Speaker 2>feels so wrong. And look as if Trump's name isn't

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<v Speaker 2>everywhere already, we really now have to put it in

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<v Speaker 2>in front of on top of a memorial designated four

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<v Speaker 2>and two another president.

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<v Speaker 1>And again certainly there's folklore around this guy. Yeah. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to debate and don't know it well enough

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<v Speaker 1>to debate John F. Kennedy's legacy in terms of policies,

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<v Speaker 1>but I understand and understand the legacy of what he

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<v Speaker 1>inspired in this country. We all have our in agreement

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<v Speaker 1>about the greatness of Kennedy, not family, don't let's just

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<v Speaker 1>talk about jfk right, right, there's a general understanding of

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<v Speaker 1>his legacy general. Yes, Yes, he was a flawed man

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<v Speaker 1>like everybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask not yes, what your country can do for you,

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<v Speaker 2>Ask what you can do for your country? Yes, think

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<v Speaker 2>about the orator that he was, and we actually had

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<v Speaker 2>to look it up just two years in office, and

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<v Speaker 2>the impact he left. And I know when people obviously

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<v Speaker 2>are assassinated, they are glorified in many ways and perhaps

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<v Speaker 2>remembered more than those who are not. But in is

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<v Speaker 2>two years in office, his was a presidency of service,

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<v Speaker 2>of helping each other, uniting one another. He had some

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<v Speaker 2>first he was the first Catholic. You know, he suffered losses,

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<v Speaker 2>you know it, he he actually he was just such

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<v Speaker 2>a huge part of our country during those times. And

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<v Speaker 2>to think that now Donald Trump is putting his name

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<v Speaker 2>on top of his it feels sacrilegious. I mean, is

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<v Speaker 2>that going too far? I don't know, but that's how

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<v Speaker 2>it feels. That's the best way to describe it.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so much that's taking place, and people shake their

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<v Speaker 1>heads being disappointed in some of the things Trump has

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<v Speaker 1>done in terms of behavior, but also in terms of policy.

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<v Speaker 1>You can take all kinds of issues. Where is the

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<v Speaker 1>line that anybody will draw that he's gone too far?

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<v Speaker 1>And we all collectively need to look at it and say, no,

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<v Speaker 1>that's enough. Aware is that in line? I just don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how big I don't care how big of a

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<v Speaker 1>fan you are of Donald Trump, and we want to

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<v Speaker 1>vote for him for a third and fourth term. Would

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<v Speaker 1>you still look at this and say this is proper

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<v Speaker 1>and this is okay, and this is who we are

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what should take place. I don't I'm struggling.

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<v Speaker 1>You cannot justify this.

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<v Speaker 2>These are the actions of what I feel like. I

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<v Speaker 2>studied about other countries, dictators dictatorships where they put their

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<v Speaker 2>faces everywhere, put their names everywhere. It's so eerily similar

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<v Speaker 2>to that. It's frightening to me.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's tough. You don't want to make those types

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<v Speaker 1>of comparisons. But the only ones we have are from

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<v Speaker 1>other places, from things we've studied in history over time,

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<v Speaker 1>something like this military being sent into the streets to

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<v Speaker 1>beat down protesters in cities where your opposition is in power.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not something we see here, But I've heard about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard about tanks rolling through streets for parades and

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<v Speaker 1>display nevn haven't heard about it here. I've heard about

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<v Speaker 1>some other places putting your name everywhere, putting your image

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<v Speaker 1>and your likeness all over. Don't know about it here,

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<v Speaker 1>but I've heard about that stuff before. Rose this when

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<v Speaker 1>do we finally say no?

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<v Speaker 2>It's scary? And then I've heard about other countries not

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<v Speaker 2>allowing certain members of the press who weren't favorably talking

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<v Speaker 2>about them into and have access to the leadership of

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<v Speaker 2>our country. That doesn't happen here. No, that would never

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<v Speaker 2>happen at the Pentagon. That would never happen in the

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<v Speaker 2>Oval Office, where another leader, another dictator from another country,

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<v Speaker 2>would prohibit the free press from covering them. That's happening

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<v Speaker 2>here in this country.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not talking politics at all here. This is basic decency.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the basic respect you could give to somebody

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<v Speaker 3>who meant something to so many and who died in

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<v Speaker 3>front of all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a weird one. But Maria Shriver, and again

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<v Speaker 1>she was the one. We saw her statement, and I

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<v Speaker 1>guess Robes, we certainly need to read this in full

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<v Speaker 1>because I just I was very impressed with it, and

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<v Speaker 1>to the point that I said, hey, we should hop

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<v Speaker 1>on this is a very important story today.

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<v Speaker 2>She was amazing. So this was Maria Schrever's statement. The

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<v Speaker 2>Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F. Kennedy.

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<v Speaker 2>It was named in his honor. He was a man

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<v Speaker 2>who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested

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<v Speaker 2>in education, language history. He brought the arts into the

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<v Speaker 2>White House, and he and my aunt Jackie amplified the arts,

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<v Speaker 2>celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.

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<v Speaker 2>It is beyond comprehension that this sitting has sought to

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<v Speaker 2>rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is

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<v Speaker 2>beyond wild that he would think adding his name in

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<v Speaker 2>front of President Kennedy's name is acceptable. It is not

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<v Speaker 2>next thing. Perhaps he will want to rename JFK. Airport,

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<v Speaker 2>rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial, the Trump

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<v Speaker 2>Jefferson Memorial, the Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on. Can

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<v Speaker 2>we not see what is happening here? Come on, my

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<v Speaker 2>fellow Americans, wake up. This is not dignified, This is

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<v Speaker 2>not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job.

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<v Speaker 2>It's downright weird. It's obsessive in a weird way. Just

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<v Speaker 2>when you think someone can't stoop any lower down, they go.

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<v Speaker 1>Obsessive, she said, weird and obsessive in a weird way.

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<v Speaker 1>If you had anybody in your circle that behaved in

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<v Speaker 1>some of these ways, you would be concerned about them.

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<v Speaker 1>You would you would not like them, and you would

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<v Speaker 1>find it odd that these things are happening. Those plaques

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<v Speaker 1>that went up at the White House insulting, These are

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<v Speaker 1>plaques that were ordered, and these things are not normal.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sorry, this is not ever politics. You all

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<v Speaker 1>to anybody playing folks who voted for him might be listening.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just wonder, how on this one, let's just

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<v Speaker 1>stick with this one, how you would go, yes, this

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<v Speaker 1>should happen, and I believe it should fill that out

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I haven't seen it anywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't heard anyone give any genuine explanation or defense

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<v Speaker 2>as to why this would be appropriate, why this would

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<v Speaker 2>be actually good for this country. It serves no one

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<v Speaker 2>but Trump himself, it serves no one else.

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<v Speaker 1>And as stunning as it was, I was sitting here

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<v Speaker 1>with you, and I kept screaming across the table, like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my god, it's getting worse. Oh my god, it's

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<v Speaker 1>getting worse. Because you look into the history of the

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<v Speaker 1>Kennedy Center and you go, oh, damn, this is what's

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<v Speaker 1>happening to this place. Nineteen fifty five. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>go to Eisenhower at the time established a commission because

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted a national cultural stage, if you will, in

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<v Speaker 1>the Capitol signed a bill in fifty eight establishing the

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<v Speaker 1>Natural Cultural Center. JFK gets in the office in the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen sixty two, he leads this big thirty million dollar

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<v Speaker 1>fundraising campaign with Yes Jackie, who was a co chair

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<v Speaker 1>at the time of that, in raising money. Now he

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<v Speaker 1>died nineteen sixty three. A couple of months after that,

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<v Speaker 1>Congress dedicated the thing to him in law. They dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>it to him now Rose, I said, this keeps getting

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<v Speaker 1>worse because I was looking through at the top of

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<v Speaker 1>it speaks to this man, it speaks to JFK, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>whereas JFK served with distinction as President of the United States,

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<v Speaker 1>whereaf JFK dedicated his life to the advancement of the

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<v Speaker 1>welfare of mankind, whereas JFK devoted to the advancement of arts.

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<v Speaker 1>Ultimately his death of the nation and world suffered a

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<v Speaker 1>great loss. They set this up, Congress, and you're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to listen and read to at the time at least

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<v Speaker 1>what they thought this should be, which is a memorial,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are not. It is the only one by

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<v Speaker 1>law that's permitted in Washington, DC. Is it his anymore?

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<v Speaker 2>No? Donald J. Trump has now stolen it. He absolutely has.

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<v Speaker 1>Stolen a cultural arts center. You've been you've lived in DC.

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<v Speaker 1>I assume you've been there plenty times over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at it, it's it's not that impressive

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<v Speaker 1>of a looking building.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got a very plain facade. It's total nineteen sixties architecture,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a Frank Lloyd Wright minimalist, blend into the

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<v Speaker 2>background type of center. But I remember always because I

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<v Speaker 2>would when I lived in Alexandria and I worked in DC.

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<v Speaker 2>I would always be going over the Memorial Bridge and

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<v Speaker 2>I would see the I would see the Smithsonian Center

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<v Speaker 2>at Christmas time. There's a big red bow that's wrapped

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<v Speaker 2>around it and around the Kennedy Center. Excuse me, And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just a huge part of DC. It's a huge

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<v Speaker 2>part of It's the cultural center of the nation's capital.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the heart of the capitol. I was so unimpressed

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<v Speaker 2>when I saw it, Yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you get chills when you walk in and

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<v Speaker 1>you realize where you are and what has happened in

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<v Speaker 1>this place. Random is hell. The only time I've been

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<v Speaker 1>there was to interview Fantasia because she was doing the

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<v Speaker 1>color purple.

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<v Speaker 2>That's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my memory of the Kennedy Center. And I remember

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<v Speaker 1>being on the stage and just getting those chills we

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<v Speaker 1>speak about, like wow, this is cool to be in

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<v Speaker 1>this place dedicated to this guy. And it was and

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<v Speaker 1>it's gone. But here's the thing. As much as we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about and people are talking about this, there is

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<v Speaker 1>a very good reason why the official new name ain't

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<v Speaker 1>official at all. There are plenty of people who will

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<v Speaker 1>tell you this is an illegal move and doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>what you put on the front of the building. The

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<v Speaker 1>name has not changed. We'll explain. Stay here, all right, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>We continue here on the Trump, Amy and TJ Show,

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<v Speaker 1>because this is the thing now. It's going everywhere. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>put the name on anything, slap it on anything.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he has though as a businessman, okay, you

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<v Speaker 2>own the building, you can put Trump wherever you want,

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<v Speaker 2>and he has. That's kind of been his signature.

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<v Speaker 1>We walked by one on Wall Street almost every day.

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<v Speaker 2>We see his name on buildings every day here in Manhattan. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but those are your buildings and that's your brand, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's look. I have to say again, this

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<v Speaker 2>isn't about politics, isn't about being a Republican or a Democrat.

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<v Speaker 2>This this has been such a bizarre experience to watch

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<v Speaker 2>him act and conduct himself so non presidential. It is

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<v Speaker 2>unpresidential to take a State of the Union or an

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<v Speaker 2>address to the nation and be radically partisan and start

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<v Speaker 2>blaming your predecessors for all the problems you've inherited. When

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<v Speaker 2>you are there as the president of the United.

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<v Speaker 1>States, some speech knock yourself out in the campaign, Trioll No.

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<v Speaker 2>Just saw that this week, and then you have him

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<v Speaker 2>now putting his name on top of a memorial to

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<v Speaker 2>one of the greatest presidents. I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people would say this country has ever seen or witnessed,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly in this century, in a century. But it's remarkable.

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<v Speaker 2>Where does it end? What I do wonder what Maria

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<v Speaker 2>Shriver suggested, Where does it and what happens next? This

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<v Speaker 2>isn't going to stop. We haven't even circled a full

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<v Speaker 2>year with President Trump at office yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, you put it that way. It hasn't been a year.

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<v Speaker 2>It has not been a year a year yet, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's getting away with everything.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I don't know what needs to happen. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know who can step up and be the challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know someone that we all universally trust enough

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<v Speaker 1>to be that figure. Because everything is politics and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>is political, and we can do we we look up

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<v Speaker 1>to anyone? Are we guided by anyone? Like just generally

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<v Speaker 1>that we will listen to and look up to.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you say we, you mean both side Americans.

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<v Speaker 1>See even see? Is that crazy? That's how we think

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<v Speaker 1>of ourselves as Americans? Now, yes, side, that's red glue.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I know it is awful. I agree.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, folks, this legal experts are telling us this is no.

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<v Speaker 1>The name hasn't changed, even though there's a new name

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<v Speaker 1>in the front. And I wonder if they care, right

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<v Speaker 1>are they trying to go through a legal process, but

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<v Speaker 1>the legislation is written in such a way that it

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<v Speaker 1>has to be referred to always as the Kennedy Center

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<v Speaker 1>for the Performing Arts.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I wonder how much this is similar to the

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<v Speaker 2>Gulf of America versus the Golf of Mexico. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you can change the name on maps, but people are

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<v Speaker 2>still going to say the Golf of Mexico. They're still

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<v Speaker 2>going to consider it the Golf of Mexico, regardless of

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<v Speaker 2>what you might put out on certain maps. And I

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<v Speaker 2>was just reminding me of that.

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<v Speaker 1>I would laugh if he'd have gone if he'd gone

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<v Speaker 1>through and done this in official channels, if he wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Congress and say, hey, I want my

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<v Speaker 1>name on that center, and I know we need to

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<v Speaker 1>change the law. So I'm trying to ramp up support

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<v Speaker 1>here in Congress to get this thing changed. If he'd

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<v Speaker 1>have gone about, we'd laughed, we said no way in hell,

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<v Speaker 1>and we say, wow, I wonder if any Republicans are

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<v Speaker 1>going to vote. That's what we'd have said. But to

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<v Speaker 1>do this is particularly insulting. Yeah, just he might as

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<v Speaker 1>well going out with a black marker and just graffiti

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<v Speaker 1>the thing. This is almost the equivalent.

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<v Speaker 2>And the fact that he had it waiting. Think about

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<v Speaker 2>that they only voted yesterday. There was absolutely zero chance

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<v Speaker 2>that the perfect size and font and big huge metal

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<v Speaker 2>matching my letters that spell out his name. Yes, that

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<v Speaker 2>match the John F. Kennedy name. There's how far in

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<v Speaker 2>advance did he have those made?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Hobby Lobby probably had those laying around right.

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<v Speaker 2>This was probably months in the making. He knew he

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<v Speaker 2>was going, he was ready, He had a complete construction

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<v Speaker 2>team ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>They knew that. They knew this assignment like two weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, they were hired. I'm going with months ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, folks, I don't even know why I'm laughing. This

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<v Speaker 1>ain't funny in the least bit, just hopping on and

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<v Speaker 1>again if you get a chance. I thought Maria Shreiver's

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<v Speaker 1>statement was well done today without being so partisan his

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<v Speaker 1>own way. You can't just attack. This is a family member,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is a hallowed, sacred place. This is a place.

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<v Speaker 1>If folks go to DC for vacation, what are the

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<v Speaker 1>things they would take off their list? They would go

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<v Speaker 1>by the Capitol of the White House and Lincoln Memorial,

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<v Speaker 1>though Jefferson Memorial, right, probably maybe the Okay, yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>Kenity centers on the list.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a memorial to a president, and today another president

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<v Speaker 1>decided to put his name in front of it. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you may be tonight, I hope you are doing well.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope your Christmas shopping is going well as well well

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<v Speaker 1>shopping it should be done by now.

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<v Speaker 2>It should be, but it isn't always all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks, wherever you may be, we always appreciate you spend

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<v Speaker 1>some time with us. For my dear Amy Robot, I'm TJ. Holmes,

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you also,