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Back to episode — Episode 2596 CWSA 09/13/24

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can make them think about how they were done, they have uncritically accepted that these must be hoaxes if they're worrying about how they were done. And that is a very strong persuasion trick. It's one that Trump uses all the time in other contexts, so he knows how to use it. It's one of his best. Meanwhile, World War III is kicking off. Save that for last. So apparently the news is saying that…

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ns will determine a lot to them. Do we care about how they think? Yes we do, because it matters to us. To imagine that other countries don't give a what the United States thinks about vaporizing them with nuclear weapons is the dumbest thing I've seen all day. So great comment there. You're doing great.

Anyway, I feel a little spicy today because I may have gotten enough sleep for the first time. So ladies and gentlemen, this concludes my prepared remarks, and I'm going to go talk to the locals people—except that one—privately. And I'll see you tomorrow and maybe in the man cave tonight if you're part of Locals. So it takes a while for us to be active. It's going to be about 30 seconds before I'm talking to Locals privately.