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first step. This comes from ABC

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News two and ten to as many as three

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in ten. Republican primary voters in Ohio

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continue to resist Donald Trump's presidential

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candidacy, and among those supporting

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Nikki Haley, nearly half say they

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backed Joe Biden in November, according to

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preliminary exit poll results from

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the Republican primary. While majorities

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in preliminary exit poll data express

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loyalty toward Trump, the extent

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of Inner party and Trump Party

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challenges may matter in what's

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expected to be a close contest in November. Despite

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his having sewn up the nomination, twenty

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percent of Ohio's GOP primary voters

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would be dissatisfied with Trump as a nominee.

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Twenty two percent say he lacks the temperament

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to serve effectively. In twenty eight

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percent say he wouldn't be fit for office

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if convicted of a crime. At

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the end of the day, eighteen percent say they wouldn't

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support Trump in November, with ten percent

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of that number preferring Biden and eight

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percent saying they wouldn't vote for either. Nationally,

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six percent of Republicans voted for Biden

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in twenty twenty. Non participation

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by some Republicans would be a

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further risk for Trump. So

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around here we've discussed a

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few times, certainly many

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people not willing to

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put their support behind Joe Biden, the

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Democratic faithfuls. Obviously,

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there's been a push in the Arab American

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community to show support

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and solidarity with the Palestinians

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and their campaign, to

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show how important

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their numbers are and how

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problematic it would be if they did not lend

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their support to Joe Biden. Is

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one example of this. In

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addition to that, there's a lot of other things

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that you know, as we've discussed on the

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show, Joe Biden has fallen

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short on in terms of his

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promises and what he's been

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able to deliver. And

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the truth of the matter is that sure a lot

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of people who tend to

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vote Democrat have

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now seen how

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much power that office

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holds on the other

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side of a Trump presidency, and

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to see Joe Biden not wielding that

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power in the same way, with the same

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aggressive intentionality,

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it has put a lot of potential

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voters off. Well, we've

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discussed that time and again, and now we're discussing

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that effectively, Donald Trump's

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up against the same sort of problem

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again with a not

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insignificant number of people who

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were originally backing Nicki Haley, half

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of them up to half of them suggesting

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that they would be willing to vote for Joe Biden

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instead of Nicki Haley. Certainly

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has a lot of Republicans

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scratching their heads. And this is something that just

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came out and we're looking at it and we're saying, okay,

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well, they're dealing with something

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very similar over there, so Bootruth

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thought, and obviously we're going to keep watching that moving on.

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Don't know if you heard about this, but news

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broke over the past few days that Bruno

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Mars had fifty million

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dollars worth of gambling debt that he owed

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to MGM. Grand Well, I'm

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happy to support that. According

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to BuzzFeed, MGM has issued a statement

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stating that Bruno Mars does not have a gambling

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debt at their casino. Quote. We're

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proud of our relationship with Bruno Mars, one

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of the world's most thrilling and dynamic performers.

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From his shows at Dolbie Live at

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Park MGM to the new Pinky Ring Lounge

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at Blagio, Bruno's brand of entertainment attracts

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visitors from around the globe. MGM

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and Bruno's partnership is long standing

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and rooted in mutual respect. Any

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speculation otherwise is completely false.

4:26

He has no debt with MGM.

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Together, we are excited to continue creating unforgettable

4:30

experiences for our guests unquote.

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So that was

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a sigh of relief. I think I heard someone

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say online that he's cause playing

4:42

like a pimp from the seventies, a

4:44

black pimp from the staff, something like that. It was very funny

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that he had He

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had been arrested some time ago for

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cocaine possession, and

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he has obviously gambling debt, and

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you know, obviously the way dresses and all this sort of stuff.

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So people are trying to make fun of the situation.

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But you know, since the more problematic

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days when he was a younger artist and a

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newer artist. He's

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been, you know, just making history.

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Obviously. You know q Ward has

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spent some time on that tour

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as well, and so I feel very

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connected to Bruno Mars And to know

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that MGM released a statement saying he does

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not owe them fifty million dollars, doesn't own anything,

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it's kind of a sigh of relief. And to all

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the Bruno fans out there, it was just

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I guess, another internet rumor. This

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is your midweek memo on the Black Information

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Network Daily Podcast with me your

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host ramses Ja. All

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right. Next up from The New York Times, Mayor

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Eric Adams strenuously denied

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sexually assaulting a colleague in nineteen ninety

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three after asking her for a

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sexual favor, saying on Tuesday

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that the accusation was completely false.

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Quote this not happen. It did not

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happen, unquote, mister Adams said

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in his first remarks since the detailed allegations

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emerged and illegal claim filed

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on Monday. Quote I don't recall

6:11

ever meeting this person during my time in

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the police department. Unquote. The lawsuit

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was filed in New York Supreme Court as part of the

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state's Adult Survivors Act, which

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provided a window for people to bring lawsuits

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over sexual assaults that might have occurred years ago.

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All right, buckle up, because it's about to get

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very adult, all right. A woman claimed

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that mister Adams requested oral sex from

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her in exchange for her career

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help when they worked together at New York

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City's Transit Police Department. When she refused,

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he forced her to touch his penis

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and ejaculated on her, the complaints

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said. At his weekly

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news conference, mister Adams did not take

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long to address the accusations, bringing them

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up before being asked about them, he repeated

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his motto quote stay focused, no

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distractions, and grind quote,

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and said he always cared read himself

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with quote a level of dignity unquote

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that New Yorkers expect. He

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goes on to say, quote, I know how to live my life.

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I have been an extremely respectable

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public person unquote. So again,

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uh, this has been a very

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interesting time and an

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interesting law and what has resulted

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from it is a

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lot of high profile individuals

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now coming under scrutiny

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for things that happened decades ago. And

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it's interesting, you

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know, obviously, if these

7:41

things did happen the way that they're

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being discussed by the alleged victims,

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then you know, then this law

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is you know, making

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right some of the wrongs that have occurred in the past,

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and that is obviously a good thing. But

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the interesting part is to see who it's

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affecting, and

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you know whether or not there's like money involved,

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you know, settlements things like this. Also,

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you know, it's just an interesting thing that

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something like this would come to light after

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so much time. And

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the way memory works is

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it's kind of an interesting thing. If someone came to

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me and told me something from high school

8:32

about someone that I might have met.

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You know, there's a good chance I might not remember

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a good number of people that I spent four years

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with in high school. You know, I'm in my forties

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now. I

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don't remember every day of my life. I don't remember

8:47

every instance of interacting

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with someone. And you know, again

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there are people that misremember things. People have

8:55

different emotional reactions

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to things. And again

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I'm not trying to say anything. If this actually

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happened the way that it is, then the way that it stated

9:04

rather then naturally

9:07

this is something that it needs to

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be remedied. But

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Thirty years is a long time to prove

9:16

a k thirty one years in this case, it's a long time

9:18

to prove something. You

9:21

know, evidence typically doesn't last that long, and

9:23

if it's a matter of remembering it, then

9:26

you know who's to say what

9:29

the truth is. And it's just unfortunate

9:31

to see that this is kind of it

9:36

ended up having so many prominent

9:38

black figures in the crosshairs. Not

9:40

that that's the only group, but just

9:42

one of those things where it's

9:45

it's it's not a happy story at all.

9:47

But of course everyone

9:49

is innocent until proven guilty, and

9:51

so we are going to have to continue to watch

9:53

this story like the other stories. Finally,

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for today, you know, this has been

9:59

making heav all the first part

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of this week. So former President Donald Trump

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has declared that there will be a blood bath

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if he loses a twenty twenty four presidential election.

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Trump made the comment on Saturday,

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March sixteenth, during a rally held in Bandalia,

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Ohio, to garner support for Republican Senate

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candidate Bernie Moreno ahead

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of the state's primary election. The

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former president discussed the possibility of

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an increasing trade war with China over auto

10:27

manufacturing before issuing the blood

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bath warning quote,

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if you're listening, President President g and

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you and I are friends, but he understands

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the way I deal those big monster

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car manufacturing plans that you're building in

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Mexico right now, you're going to

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not hire Americans and you're going to sell the

10:45

cars to us. No, we're going

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to put a one hundred percent tariff in

10:49

every single car that comes across the line, and

10:51

you're not going to be able to sell those cars if I

10:53

get elected. Unquote, this

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is what Trump said at Saturday's rally.

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Goes on to say, quote, now, if I don't

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get elected, it's going to be a blood bath for the whole

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that's going to be the least of it. Unquote.

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He continues by saying, it's going to be

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a blood bath for the country. That will be the least

11:11

of it. But they're not going

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to sell those cars. They're building

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massive factories. If this

11:17

election isn't one, I'm sure that you'll

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never have another election in this country,

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the former president added. A

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Trump spokesperson responded to the former president's

11:27

common saying, quote, Biden's policies will create

11:29

an economic blood bath for the auto industry

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and autoworkers unquote James

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Singer, a spokesman or a president Joe

11:36

Biden's campaign, condemn Trump's

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remarks. Quote this is who Donald

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Trump is, a loser who gets beat

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by over seven million votes, and then, instead

11:45

of appealing to a wider mainstream audience,

11:47

doubles down on his threats of political violence. He

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goes on to say he wants another January

11:53

sixth, but the American people are going to give him another electoral

11:55

defeat this November because they continue to reject

11:57

his extremism, his affection for

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violent and it's thirst for revenge.

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So this one, I'll be honest.

12:05

I saw the headline. I

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saw it all over the place. You know, Trump says

12:11

it's going to be a blood bath if he doesn't

12:13

win the next election. And

12:17

you know that obviously sounds like

12:19

that January sixth type of rhetoric

12:24

that you know, rallies his troops

12:26

to take action. But after

12:29

looking into it a bit more, I realized that,

12:31

you know, that was taken out of context. But

12:34

where we end up with

12:37

Donald Trump specifically, is

12:39

that he's already shown us who

12:41

he is. Sure, if

12:43

we take something like this out of context, we're thinking

12:45

Okay, if he doesn't get elected, it's another January

12:48

sixth, when the truth is he was talking about

12:50

the the auto

12:52

manufacturing industry and you know

12:54

business, that's what he was talking about in that moment.

12:57

Context matters, and obviously we have to be fair here

13:00

and tell the story

13:02

like it is. But you know, with the

13:04

history of Donald Trump, it

13:07

doesn't make me feel any better that this was the

13:11

headline was taken off context. I

13:14

fully believe that he's capable of exactly

13:18

what he's shown us of what he's capable

13:20

of, which is why I'm really not even mad at

13:24

you know, everyone kind of adjusting

13:26

the headlines to get the clicks, because he

13:28

just continues to give those headlines.

13:31

He's such an angry, fiery person,

13:33

an angry, fiery speaker. It's

13:36

all, you know, doom and gloom, and he plays

13:38

up to the fears of his base, and you

13:40

know, he makes

13:43

sure that that everyone at his rallies

13:45

is scared of everything, and

13:47

he also makes sure that they feel like

13:49

he's the only solution to their imaginary

13:52

fears. And so words

13:55

like a blood bath can easily

13:57

be taken out of context, or

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the optics can be shifted

14:04

around what he's saying to

14:07

play into his strong man persona,

14:09

and so this is kind of more of the

14:11

same. Now. Granted again, this particular

14:14

one the headline, if you just read it by itself,

14:17

he wasn't talking about a January sixth,

14:20

sixth esque type

14:23

of reaction to him potentially losing

14:26

the election. But I don't think

14:28

we're too far away from that at any

14:30

point. With Donald Trump, you know,

14:32

he's always off script. He's always

14:34

again playing up to the fears of his base, and he's always

14:36

trying to suggest that somehow he's the solution all

14:39

the problems. Violence is a solution

14:41

to all the problems. Extremism is the solution

14:43

to all the problems. And so you

14:48

know full well how I feel about

14:51

this man, and you know I've made it very

14:53

clear. How about Joe Biden as well? And

14:56

if you're like me and you wish you had better options, then

14:59

you know we're two p in a pod. But this is what we

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