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Tariffs, Election Triumph & Trump's Warpath on Liberation Day · The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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  Speaker 1: First of all, thank you, mister President, because this has
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  Speaker 1: happened at lighting speed by a ticket for one hundred bucks.
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  Speaker 1: By the time you check out, it's one hundred and seventy.
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  Speaker 1: You don't know what you can charge for. I would
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  Speaker 1: love down the road if there'd be some legislation we
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  Speaker 1: could actually put a cap the resale of tickets us
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  Speaker 1: as artists be able to get the tickets into the
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  Speaker 1: hands of the fans at the prices we set. I
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  Speaker 1: would rather be a hero up to the working class
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  Speaker 1: people and have them be able to come attend my
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  Speaker 1: shows and give them a fair ticket price. I can't
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  Speaker 1: control that right now, so hopefully this is estab so
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  Speaker 1: really don't want to make that happen.
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  Speaker 2: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
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  Speaker 3: Good Wednesday morning, Ben Ferguson with you. It's nice to
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  Speaker 3: have you on the forty seven Morning Update. And here
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  Speaker 3: are the three big stories that you need to know about.
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  Speaker 3: First up, it was election night in America and the
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  Speaker 3: good news is we came away with three victories and
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  Speaker 3: one loss, giving Donald Trump more breathing room in the house.
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  Speaker 3: How important is that for the America? First agenda. I'll
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  Speaker 3: break it down for you. Also, Donald Trump is declaring
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  Speaker 3: today as Liberation Day. Now what does that mean for you?
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  Speaker 3: I'll explain it. And finally, Doge has found more waste
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  Speaker 3: and fraud and your tax dollar is going to extreme
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  Speaker 3: liberal groups. It's the forty seven Morning Update and it
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  Speaker 3: starts right now.
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  Speaker 2: Story number one.
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  Speaker 3: It was a very important election day in two different
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  Speaker 3: states in America on April the first, and it had
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  Speaker 3: a major impact on what agenda items could get through
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  Speaker 3: Congress when it comes to Donald Trump's America First agenda.
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  Speaker 3: So let's start with Florida's special elections. To be very clear,
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  Speaker 3: Democrats went all in in Florida, outspending Republicans in some
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  Speaker 3: scenarios ten to one, Thank goodness. In Florida's first congressional district,
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  Speaker 3: the Donald Trump candidate had a huge victory, securing that
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  Speaker 3: victory over a Democrat who outspent him in a major way.
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  Speaker 3: He still received the Republican candidate fifty six point nine
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  Speaker 3: percent of the vote. This was massive for President Trump
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  Speaker 3: because it was an endorsement and an important ally for him.
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  Speaker 3: So after that, we moved to Florida's sixth Congressional district,
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  Speaker 3: and the Republican there won the seat vacated by Mike Waltz,
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  Speaker 3: who became President Trump's National security advisor. The Democrat also
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  Speaker 3: outspent him when it came to trying to buy that election,
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  Speaker 3: and yes, he won by fifty six point seven percent
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  Speaker 3: of the vote. This will give Donald Trump some major
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  Speaker 3: breathing room. It also will allow for Speaker Johnson to
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  Speaker 3: do his job the way that he needs to, not
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  Speaker 3: having to worry as much about one random member of
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  Speaker 3: Congress coming in and ruining his entire day. He will
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  Speaker 3: actually be able to lead the Republican Party in a
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  Speaker 3: much more effective way. For Donald Trump as well. So
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  Speaker 3: this was a massive victory. Now let's move on to Wisconsin.
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  Speaker 3: There was another victory. It will have a major impact
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  Speaker 3: around the country and it involves Wisconsin's voter ID amendment. Now,
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  Speaker 3: Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine the state's
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  Speaker 3: photo ID requirement for voting into the state constitution. The
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  Speaker 3: amendment passed with approximately sixty three percent of the vote,
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  Speaker 3: reflecting a commitment to election security measures supported by many conservatives.
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  Speaker 3: This law also have a huge impact around the country,
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  Speaker 3: as Republicans will now look at this vote in Wisconsin
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  Speaker 3: and say it's time to move to make sure that
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  Speaker 3: each and every state has not only voter ID laws,
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  Speaker 3: but also they are a part of the state constitution. Now,
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  Speaker 3: it wasn't a clean sweep on election night. There was
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  Speaker 3: also the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. It was a setback
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  Speaker 3: for conservatives as a liberal judge by the name of
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  Speaker 3: Susan Crawford was elected to the Wasi Conson Supreme Court,
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  Speaker 3: defeating the conservative candidate who had the backing of President
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  Speaker 3: Trump and Elon Musk. Crawford's victory preserves the court's four
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  Speaker 3: to three liberal majority, which could influence decisions on key
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  Speaker 3: issues such as abortion and labor rights. But overall, three
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  Speaker 3: major victories and a margin that is greater in the
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  Speaker 3: House will serve the President and the American people. Well, yes,
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  Speaker 3: we had a loss, but overall, three to one victory
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  Speaker 3: on election day is always a good thing.
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  Speaker 2: Next story number two.
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  Speaker 3: Today will be a day you will remember for quite
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  Speaker 3: some time. April twenty twenty five. President Donald Trump has
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  Speaker 3: marked this day as Liberation Day by introducing a series
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  Speaker 3: of tariffs aimed at revitalizing American industry and reducing our
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  Speaker 3: reliance on foreign imports. This initiative is part of his
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  Speaker 3: broader strategy to address long standing trade and balances and
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  Speaker 3: bolster domestic manufacturing. So what are the key aspects of
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  Speaker 3: the tariff policy that you need to know about? Well,
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  Speaker 3: it is a reciprocal tariffs. The Administration plans to implement
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  Speaker 3: tariffs that mirror the duties other countries are imposing on
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  Speaker 3: US products, promoting fair trade relationships. This approach is designed
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  Speaker 3: to encourage trading partners to lower their tariffs and engage
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  Speaker 3: in more actual trade practices. The White House says support
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  Speaker 3: for domestic manufacturing is also part two of the White
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  Speaker 3: House's Plan Today. By making imported goods more expensive, the
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  Speaker 3: tariffs aim to incentivize companies to produce goods within the
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  Speaker 3: United States, potentially leading to job creation at record numbers
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  Speaker 3: and a strengthened industrial base in America. There's also a
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  Speaker 3: third aspect of the White House Plan Today, and it
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  Speaker 3: deals with national security considerations. Reducing dependence on foreign suppliers
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  Speaker 3: for critical goods is intended to enhance national security by
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  Speaker 3: ensuring that essential industries are robust and self reliant in America.
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  Speaker 3: Much of this we learned during COVID when so many
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  Speaker 3: things that we desperately needed for our safety were not
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  Speaker 3: coming into America from places like China. Now. Supporters of
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  Speaker 3: the policies of the White House argue that these measures
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  Speaker 3: will correct decades of unfair trade practices that have disadvantaged
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  Speaker 3: American workers specifically, as well as industries. They believe at
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  Speaker 3: the White House that despite potential short term adjustments, the
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  Speaker 3: long term benefits will include a more resilient economy and
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  Speaker 3: a fair global trade environment. To be clear, President Trump
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  Speaker 3: has emphasized that Liberation Day represents a pivotal moment in
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  Speaker 3: reclaiming economic independence and prioritizing American interests in global trade.
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  Speaker 3: The administration remains optimistic that these policies will ultimately lead
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  Speaker 3: to renewed growth and prosperity for American businesses, small businesses,
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  Speaker 3: and most importantly, American workers.
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  Speaker 2: And finally, story number three is.
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  Speaker 3: The cover up worse than the crime? Well, in this
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  Speaker 3: instance it may not be Elon Musk leading. The Department
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  Speaker 3: of Government Efficiency has uncovered that employees at the US
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  Speaker 3: Institute of Peace known as USIP attempted to delete a
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  Speaker 3: terabide of financial data amid an investigation into the agency's
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  Speaker 3: overall operations must reported that despite this deletion attempt, thank goodness,
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  Speaker 3: the DOEGE team successfully recovered the data, highlighting their technological proficiency.
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  Speaker 3: The recovery data allegedly reveals significant financial misconduct as well,
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  Speaker 3: including unauthorized payments to entities such as the Taliban and
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  Speaker 3: Iraqi leaders. This discovery underscores the effectiveness of doge's initiative
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  Speaker 3: in identifying and addressing corruption within government agencies. This incident
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  Speaker 3: serves as a testament to the commitment of Musk and
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  Speaker 3: the White House and the DOGE team to enhance transparency
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  Speaker 3: and accountability and government operations, ensuring that attempts to conceal
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  Speaker 3: illicted activities are promptly exposed and rectified. In fact, in
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  Speaker 3: an interview, Elon Moss says that DOGE is the opposite
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  Speaker 3: of what they're uncovering, that they are the most transparent
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  Speaker 3: organization the government has ever seen.
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  Speaker 4: Well, everything that those is an open book, so we're
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  Speaker 4: i think the most transparent action. That was most transparent
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  Speaker 4: organization in government ever. Every single DOGE action is listed
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  Speaker 4: on the dose dot gov website. It's also listed on
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  Speaker 4: the x handle, So if anyone has a concern about
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  Speaker 4: any one of those actions. They can bring that up,
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  Speaker 4: they can raise that, and I do want to say,
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  Speaker 4: like sometimes we make a mistake, nobody bats a thousand.
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  Speaker 4: We will at times make mistake and make mistake, will
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  Speaker 4: act very quickly to correct it. I am under such
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  Speaker 4: an extreme spotlight, so much screwed me that is literally
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  Speaker 4: impossible for me to get away with anything nefarious, and
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  Speaker 4: obviously nor do I wish to. So this is a
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  Speaker 4: case where we have radical trans radical transparency. We're actually
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  Speaker 4: willing to admit that we do make mistakes. Often people
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  Speaker 4: are not willing to admit they make mistakes, but we are.
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  Speaker 4: But we want to emphasize we fix them quickly. And
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  Speaker 4: we're trying to do the right thing for the American taxpayer,
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  Speaker 4: for the American people. And I think history will be
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  Speaker 4: the judge that what we've done here and what we're
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  Speaker 4: doing is a very good thing for the strength and
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  Speaker 4: future of America.
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  Speaker 3: There's no doubt that the American people are still overwhelming
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  Speaker 3: in the polls behind Elon Musk, Doge and Donald Trump
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  Speaker 3: because of what they're finding, and much of what they're
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  Speaker 3: finding now is government employees trying to cover up and
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  Speaker 3: delete what they've been doing with your tax dollars in
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  Speaker 3: the past.
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