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IF IT IS SUNDAY, IT IS MEET THE

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PRESS.

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>>> IF IT IS TUESDAY,

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DEMOCRATIC LEADERS STAND BY FOR

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NOW.

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DODGING REPORTER QUESTIONS ABOUT

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PRESIDENT BIDEN’S RUN FOR

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OFFICE.

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AND THIS WAS SINCE THE

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PRESIDENT’S DEBATE PERFORMANCE.

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PLUS, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP

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RETURNING TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

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THE DEADLINE TO SELECT A

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RUNNING MATE IS FAST

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APPROACHING.

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>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN PREPARED TO

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ADDRESS NATO ALLIES IN THE NEXT

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HOUR.

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CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S
FITNESS FOR OFFICE.

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>>> WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS

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>>> WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS

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NOW.

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I AM YAMICHE ALCINDOR IN

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WASHINGTON.

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PRESIDENT BIDEN PREPARED TO --

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IN HIS PARTY.

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STILL REMAINING DEEPLY DIVIDED

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ON WHETHER PRESIDENT BIDEN

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SHOULD STEP ASIDE.

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MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME

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SINCE THE PRESIDENTS DISASTERS

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DEBATE PERFORMANCE WEEKS AGO.

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AND AFTER THEY HELD THEIR

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WEEKLY LUNCH MEETING,

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REITERATING HIS PUBLIC SUPPORT

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FOR THE PRESIDENT.

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SCHUMER ALSO REPEATEDLY DODGED

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QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS.

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>> ARE YOU CONFIDENT HE HAS

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WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN IN

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NOVEMBER?

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>> AS I SAID BEFORE, I’M WITH
JOE.

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JOE.

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>> THERE MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE.

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THERE IS NO NEED TO THROW OUT

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THE VIRTUAL NOMINATION.

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>> AS I SAID BEFORE, I’M WITH

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JOE.

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>> SAYING THAT SHE BELIEVES THY

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-- SHE BELIEVES BIDEN IS THERE

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TO DEMONSTRATE -- ESPECIALLY TO

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PRESERVE HIS LEGACY.

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DO YOU AGREE?

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>> AS I SAID BEFORE, I’M WITH

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JOE.

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THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

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>> SOME ARE URGING HIM TO

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RECONSIDER STAYING IN THE RACE.

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CONCERNS ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO

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WIN AND HIS POTENTIAL TO RISE

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AMONGST OTHER CANDIDATES.

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LAWMAKERS DESCRIBING THIS AS A

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CONVERSATION ABOUT THE

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PRESIDENT.

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BOTH LAWMAKERS AVOIDED

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REPORTERS AFTER THE MEETING.

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OTHERS MADE IT CLEAR THEY ARE

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STANDING BY PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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>> DO YOU THINK HE WILL WIN?

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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>> WERE PEOPLE THINKING BIDEN

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SHOULD STEP DOWN?

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>> WE ARE RIDING WITH BIDEN.

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WE ARE RIDING WITH BIDEN.

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WE ARE RIDING WITH BIDEN.

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>> DID YOU SEE VICE PRESIDENT

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KAMALA HARRIS OF THE EXIT

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>> WE ARE RIDING WITH BIDEN.

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>> ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE

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SOURCES, TELLI COLLEAGUES ON

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SUNDAY THAT THE PRESIDENT

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SHOULD STEP ASIDE.

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SAME THIS MESSAGE PUBLICLY

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TODAY.

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>> TO ME, THEY WILL SUPPORT HIM.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS

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>> DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS

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ABOUT HIM?

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>> WE WILL SUPPORT HIM.

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>> THIS ALL COMES A DAY AFTER

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LEADERS IN THE CONGRESSIONAL

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BLACK CAUCUS AND CONGRESSIONAL

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HISPANIC CAUCUS BOTH PUBLICLY

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BACK -- BACK TO THE PRESIDENT.

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SAYING IT WAS COMICAL, SHAKY.
AND THAT DEMOCRATS FEAR THAT

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AND THAT DEMOCRATS FEAR THAT

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THE PARTY IS FAR FROM UNITED. --

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>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT

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ON THE SAME PAGE?

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>> THEY ARE LOOKING FOR

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CONSENSUS.

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THERE IS NO CONSENSUS RIGHT NOW.

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THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMBERS

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EXPRESSING CONCERN.

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MEMBERS WHO EXPRESSED CONCERNS

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ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING

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THESE DISCUSSIONS IN PRIVATE.

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A FEW OF US HAVE GONE PUBLIC

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WITH OUR CONCERNS.

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>> MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT BIDEN

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FACING ANOTHER TEST AS HE IS

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PREPARED TO HOLD THE NATO SUMMIT

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THIS WEEK.

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HE SAID REMARKS ABOUT AN HOUR

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FROM NOW.

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HE WOULD HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE

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, TAKING QUESTIONS.

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I’M JOINED BY MY NBC NEWS

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CORRESPONDENT CAPITOL HILL --

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RYAN NOBLES.

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THE PRESIDENT WILL DELIVER

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REMARKS ON THE 75th ANNIVERSARY

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OF NATO IN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR.

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THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

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RYAN, I START WITH YOU.

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MANY SEEM LESS THAN

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ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PRESIDENT

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AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET HERE.

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WHAT ARE YOU HEARING BEHIND THE

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SCENES?

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>> THERE STILL JUST ANXIETY. I

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THINK THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO

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DESCRIBE IT.

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WHILE THERE HAS CERTAINLY BEEN

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FAR MORE DEMOCRATS TODAY COMING

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OUT, DEFINITIVELY GETTING THE

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PRESIDENT.

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SOME SAYING THAT THEY STILL

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HAVE CONCERNS.

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MANY STILL SAYING THAT THEY

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WANT TO HEAR MORE.

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MANY SAY THEY ARE EXPECTING

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MORE OUT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO GET

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BEHIND HIM TO BE THE NOMINEE

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THIS FALL.

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THE PROBLEM IS, THEY ARE

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RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

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BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM FOR

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THEM, THE LONGER THIS GOES

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ALONG FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN, THAT

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OPENS UP THE DOOR TO REPUBLICAN

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ATTACKS, MAKING IT MUCH MORE

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DIFFICULT WHEN THEY DO FINALLY

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COME ALONG TO MAKE THE CASE

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THAT THEY ARE 100% BEHIND HIM

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GOING FORWARD.

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A CLOSED-DOOR MEETING THIS

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AFTERNOON, THEY CAME OUT OF

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THAT MEETING, HAVING THE

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OPPORTUNITIES WITH HUNDREDS OF

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REPORTERS STANDING AROUND.

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THEY COULD HAVE SAID, YES, WE

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ARE ALL TOGETHER ON THIS.

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MOST OF THEM CHOSE NOT TO DO

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THAT.

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AND THEY ARE WAITING TO SEE

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MORE.

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THERE STILL A LOT OF

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UNCERTAINTY HERE WITH THE PATH

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FORWARD FOR DEMOCRATS.

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>> SEEING LAWMAKERS REPORTING

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-- DODGING THEIR QUESTIONS.

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DO YOU THINK THEY ARE UNIFIED

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AT THIS POINT?

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>> Reporter: I WOULDN’T SAY

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THAT.

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BUT WHAT UNIFICATION LOOKS LIKE

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AMONGST DEMOCRATS RIGHT NOW

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SEEMS TO BE THE OPEN QUESTION.

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THERE E STILL MANY THAT DO

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NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN

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PRESIDENT BIDEN TO BE THEIR

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NOMINEE.

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AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO JUST

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ROLL OVER AND ACCEPT THEM AS

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THE PRESIDENT NOMINEE.

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THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SOUL-

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SEARCHING OVER THE NEXT COMING

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DAYS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT

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THEIR NEXT STEPS ARE.

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THE PROBLEM IS, THEY MAY COME

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TO A POINT WHERE IF THEIR END

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GOAL IS FOR HIM TO STEP DOWN,

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THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE

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SOMETHING BETWEEN CONGRESSIONAL

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LEADERS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,

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AND THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF WHERE

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THEY CALL ON HIM TO STEP DOWN

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IN WIDE NUMBERS.

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THEY MAY NOT BE WILLING TO DO

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THAT.

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IF THEY TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE,
HE REFUSES AND DAYS AS THE

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HE REFUSES AND DAYS AS THE

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NOMINEE.

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>> YEAH.

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DEFINITELY A LOT GOING ON HERE

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ON CAPITOL HILL.

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THANK YOU.

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I WANT TO COME TO YOU.

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WHAT IS THE SENSE INSIDE THE

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WHITE HOUSE ABOUT WHERE THINGS

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STAND RIGHT NOW?

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DO YOU THINK HE’S COME TO THE

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WORST PART OF THE STORM?

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>> Reporter: YAMICHE, PRESIDENT

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BIDEN HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT

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THERE IS NO EQUIVOCATION  ON

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THAT POINT.

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SPEAKING WITH LEADERS,

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GOVERNORS LAST WEEK.

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AS YOU KNOW, THE MEMBERS OF THE

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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS.

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SPEAKING WITH DEMOCRATIC MAYORS.

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THE CAMPAIGN WOULD SAY THAT THE

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PRESIDENT HAS BEEN OUT THERE

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ENGAGING WITH MEMBERS OF THE

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PARTY.

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BUT HE’S ALSO BEEN OUT THERE

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ENGAGING WITH THE MEMBERS OF

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THE PUBLIC, TALKING WITH VOTERS,

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TRYING TO REASSURE THEM HE IS

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STAYING IN THE RACE AND HE IS

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THE ONE WHO CAN BE FORMER

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PRESIDENT TRUMP.

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THAT PERHAPS SOME OF THE

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BLEEDING HAS STOPPED AROUND THE

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PRESIDENTS DEBATE PERFORMANCE

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ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO NOW.

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SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE

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CAMPAIGN WILL CONTINUE TO TALK

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ABOUT THE TALKING POINTS THAT A

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CAMPAIGN WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT

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IN TERMS OF HOW THEY BELIEVE

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PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL BE A BETTER

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PRESIDENT THAN FORMER PRESIDENT

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TRUMP.

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ALSO CONTINUE TO PUT THE

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PRESIDENT OUT THERE, MAKING

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SURE HE IS ENGAGING WITH OTHER

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POLITICAL LEADERS, AS WELL.

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TO SHOW NOT ONLY IS HE STAYING

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IN THE RACE, BUT HE STILL HAS

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THE STAMINA AND VIGOR TO

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EXECUTE ON THE JOB.

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AND THAT HE CAN CONTINUE TO

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SERVE FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

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>> AARON, AS YOU TALK ABOUT

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THE LEADERS, THEY ARE ALSO

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DONORS THAT GIVE A LOT TO THE

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO DO THINGS

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LIKE BUY ADS AND DO OTHER

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THINGS THEY WANT TO DO.

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IS HE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT

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LOSING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS?

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OR THE BIG, DEEP-POCKETED

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DONORS?

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>> THE CAMPAIGN IS MAKING THE

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POINT THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS

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MORE FOCUSED ON VOTERS THAN ANY

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OF THESE PEOPLE.

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THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF YESTERDAY

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ON HIS INTERVIEW WITH MSNBC

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SAID HE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT

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THE BIG DOLLARS.

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TRYING TO SHOW HE IS THE PERSON

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TO WIN IN NOVEMBER, AND HIS

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POLICIES WILL PROVE TO BE

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BENEFICIAL TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE

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COUNTRY.

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THERE WAS A POINT IN WHICH THE

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CAMPAIGN SHARED THAT DONATIONS

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TO THE BIDEN-HARRIS CAMPAIGN

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WERE STILL ROBUST.

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WE KNOW THE DAYS IMMEDIATELY

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AFTER THE DEBATE, THEY SAID

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THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE MORE

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THAN $30 MILLION. MAKING THE

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POINT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE

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ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO SUPPORT

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PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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AND HE WASN’T TOO TERRIBLY

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CONCERNED ABOUT THE BIG DOLLAR

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DONORS OUT THERE.

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OF COURSE, CAMPAIGNS NEED THAT

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MONEY IN ORDER TO OPERATE.

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EVEN WITH THE FANTASTIC WAR

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CHEST WE KNOW THEY WILL HAVE.

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THEY WANT TO RAISE MONEY TO BE

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ABLE TO CONTINUE ONTO NOVEMBER.

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>> YES, CERTAINLY.

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I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT

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SOME OTHER HIGH STAKE ISSUES.

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THERE IS THE NATO SUMMIT, OF

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COURSE THAT IS WHERE YOU ARE.

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AND THERE IS ALSO A PRESS

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CONFERENCE WE WILL TAKE MEMBER

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. HOW HAS THE PRESIDENT

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PREPARED?

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>> Reporter: RETURN HERE TO

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WASHINGTON AFTER SOME CAMPAIGN

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EVENTS, AND HAS BEEN IN NATO

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PREP MODE SINCE THAT TIME.

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TONIGHT IN LESS THAN AN HOUR,

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WE EXPECT THE PRESIDENT TO BE

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ARRIVING HERE, WHERE THE NATO

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ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED 75

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YEARS AGO.

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AND HE WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE

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IMPORTANCE, SPECIFICALLY HOW IT

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RELATES TO THE ORTING UKRAINE

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IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA.

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WE WILL BE GATHERED AROUND THE

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PRESIDENT, WATCHING THE

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PRESIDENT JUST AS SO MANY HERE

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IN THE U.S. WILL BE DOING.

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AND MEETING WITH THEM ON

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THURSDAY, I BELIEVE -- REPORTS

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THAT HE WAS GETTING PREPPED.

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QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS HEALTH, AND

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WHETHER HE SHOULD CONTINUE WANT

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FOR THE RACE FOR PRESIDENCY IN

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NOVEMBER.

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AARON.

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>>> WHILE DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO

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DEBATE, PRESIDENT BIDEN’S

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CANDIDACY -- FORMER PRESIDENT

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TRUMP IS RETURNING TO THE

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CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

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FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BE

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JOINED BY FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO

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RUBIO.

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WHILE WE EXPECT TRUMP TO

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ANNOUNCE HIS VP PICK BEFORE

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NEXT WEEK’S REPUBLICAN

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CONVENTION, TRUMP HAS HINTED

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THAT HE COULD WAIT TO ANNOUNCE

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IT AT THE CONVENTION.

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LAST NIGHT, HE TOLD FOXNEWS HE

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HAS HELD OFF, WHILE DEMOCRATS

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OUT THERE STANDING WITH

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PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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>> WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT THEY

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ARE DOING.

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THERE ARE THOSE THAT SAYS TRUMP

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IS WAITING UNTIL HE FINDS OUT

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH CRICKET

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JOE BIDEN.

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AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS

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WITH BIDEN.

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>>> 20 ME NOW ON THE ROAD --

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JOINING ME NOW ON THE GROUND.

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HE HAD THIS RALLY IN VIRGINIA

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RIGHT AFTER THE DEBATE.

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POSTING ONLINE, BUT REALLY HE

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HAS BEEN LARGELY QUIET.

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WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM HIM

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TONIGHT AS HE COMES BEFORE THIS

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RALLY WITH SENATOR MARCO RUBIO?

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>> Reporter: YES, WE ARE IN OUR

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TIMES AS A REPORTER COVERING

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FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

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IT IS VERY RARE THAT HE GOES

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THIS LONG.

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THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY’VE

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DONE. THEY’VE SAT BACK AND

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WATCH WHAT IS GOING ON ON THE

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OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE.

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AND TODAY, YOU ARE RIGHT.

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IT IS BRUTALLY HOT.

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BUT CLOUDS ARE GATHERING.
BUSING IN THE FRONT OW, IT IS

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BUSING IN THE FRONT OW, IT IS

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RESERVED. DONALD TRUMP JR.,

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OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.

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ALSO MARCO RUBIO AND HIS WIFE.

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TWO SEATS RESERVED FOR MARCO

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RUBIO, AS WELL.

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QUITE AN EVENT HERE.

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THEY ARE ALL LOCAL.

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>> YEAH.

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DEFINITELY A LOT TO WATCH.

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AS YOU TALK ABOUT THE VP PICKS

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HERE, WHAT IS THE LATEST WHEN

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IT COMES TO FORMER PRESIDENT

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TRUMP?

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>> Reporter: LOOK, WE’VE BEEN

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READING IT FOR WEEKS NOW.

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EVEN THIS EVENT TODAY.

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THE FACT THAT MANY OF TRUMP

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FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE HERE,

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MARCO RUBIO AND HIS FAMILY WILL

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BE HERE.

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IT’S IGNITED SOME SERIOUS

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SPECULATION.

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WE KNOW CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME

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BETWEEN NOW, OR THE REPUBLICAN

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CONVENTION NEXT WEEK.

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WE KNOW IT IS DOWN TO THOSE

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THREE MEN WE TALKED ABOUT.

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SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, DOUG VERNON

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, AND J. D. VANCE.

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WE HAVE TO CAVEAT EVERYTHING.

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HE COULD MAKE A MOVE TONIGHT,

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OR AT ANY MOMENT HERE.

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HE SAID AS RECENTLY AS LAST

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NIGHT THAT HE WILL MENTION THIS

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PARTICULARLY AT THE CONVENTION.

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>> YEAH.

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OF COURSE, WE HAVE YOU THERE.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH, DASHA.

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>>> COMING UP, THE TOP DEMOCRAT

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IN THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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COMMITTEE ABOUT HIS POLITICAL

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FUTURE.

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RUSSIA UNLEASHES A DEADLY

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BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, INCLUDING

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DAMAGING A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

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IN KYIV.

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WHAT THIS YEAR’S NATO SUMMIT

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MEANS FOR THE WAR.

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PEOPLE HAD TO JUMP IN THE OCEAN.

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>> NEWS FOR THE GENERATION OF

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NOW IS NBC NEWS NOW.

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>> I’VE SEEN THE COMMITMENT BY

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THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION

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TO GO OUT AND ENGAGE WITH

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LATINO VOTERS.

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AND WE’VE SEEN THE PRESIDENT

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RELEASE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO

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PROVIDE PROTECTION TO THE

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NONCITIZEN SPOUSES.

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THIS IS HIS STORY.

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WE HAVE WHAT IS AT STAKE.

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THE OTHER GUY, WHICH WILL TRY

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TO UNDO ALL OF THE PROGRESS.

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>> WELCOME BACK.

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STANDING BY PRESIDENT BIDEN

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THIS MORNING ON MSNBC.

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AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK

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CAUCUS, SAYING -- JOINED ME

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NOW, NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC

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CONGRESSMAN.

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HE IS A MEMBER OF THE

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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING

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HERE.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

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>> YOUR COLLEAGUE SAID NOT ONLY

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ARE DEMOCRATS NOT ON THE SAME

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PAGE REGARDING PRESIDENT BIDEN,

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YOU ARE NOT EVEN IN THE SAME

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BOOK.

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THERE IS NO CONSENSUS INSIDE

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THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

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IS THAT WHAT YOU’VE HEARD?

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AND HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE

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MOOD RIGHT NOW?

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>> IT’S A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

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I THINK HE IS SHOWING EXACTLY

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THAT HE CAN HEAR THROUGH ALL OF

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THE MONOMERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC

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CAUCUS.

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I’M SO GLAD THAT WE ARE NOT THE

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REPUBLICAN PARTY. AN INDIVIDUAL

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WHO IS A CONVICTED FELON, WHO

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HAS BEEN ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF

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ASSAULTING A WOMAN. WHO HAS

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TAKEN AWAY A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO

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CHOOSE.

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AND THAT IS WHERE THE QUESTION

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SHOULD BE, AS OPPOSED TO THE

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DEMOCRATIC SIDE.

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HAVING A DIALOGUE AND

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CONVERSATION.

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AND WE ALL AGREE ON ONE THING,

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THAT WE CANNOT ALLOW THE THREAT

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OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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AND THE WORLD AGAIN.

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WHAT HE IS DOING BY LISTENING

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TO ALL OF THIS, GATHERING ALL

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THE INFORMATION.

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I’M SURE THAT HE WILL RELATE TO

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ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.

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IT’S ONLY ONE PERSON.

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AND THAT IS THE PRESIDENT OF

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THE UNITED DATES, JOE BIDEN.

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HE HAS SAID HE’S RUNNING.

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AND I I THINK WITH THE

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE’S MADE,

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TALKING ABOUT HIS AGENDA FOR

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THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, I HAVE NO

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PROBLEM WITH THAT CANDIDATE,

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THAT MAN, THAT COMMITMENT,

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THOSE PROMISES, TO STAND BY HIM

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AND ELECT HIM TO BE THE

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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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OF AMERICA.

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>> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT HIM.

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SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE

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SAYING THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN

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SHOULD NOT RUN. I’M WONDERING

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IF YOU ARE CONCERNED THAT THE

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MORE THIS DEBATE GOES ON, YOUR

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COLLEAGUES ABOUT PRESIDENT

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BIDEN’S AGE.

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THAT VOTERS WOULD NOT BE

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THINKING ABOUT DONALD TRUMP.
AND THEY WILL REALLY BE

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AND THEY WILL REALLY BE

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DISTRACTED.

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>> I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO

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DONALD TRUMP IS.

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NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS ON THE

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DEMOCRATIC SIDE, WE WILL ALL BE

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TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE DONALD

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TRUMP IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF

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THE UNITED DATES.

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>> IT IS DISTRACTING VOTERS

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FROM FOCUSING ON DONALD TRUMP.

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>> THE DEBATE SHOULD BE A

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DEBATE WE SHOULD HAVE, BUT IT

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SHOULD -- AS OPPOSED TO NOT

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HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK.

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THIS IS A DEMOCRACY.

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IT’S NOT EASY.

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IT’S MESSY.

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SO YOU HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE

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YOU HAVE A FAMILY, AND YOU

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DON’T TALK TO ONE ANOTHER.

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THAT IS HOW YOU GET SITUATIONS
RESOLVED. THAT IS A HEALTHY

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RESOLVED. THAT IS A HEALTHY

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THING, NOT AN UNHEALTHY THING.

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THE RECORD OF THE BIDEN-HARRIS

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TEAM, THE PROMISES JOE BIDEN

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MADE WHEN HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT,

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THE RECORD OF WHAT -- THAT WILL

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SPEAK FOR ITSELF.

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WE CAN ALL GO OUT AND

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ARTICULATE THOSE FACTS, BECAUSE

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THEY ARE IN FACT FACTS.

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ON MY DONALD TRUMP.

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I THINK WE SHOULD BE TALKING

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ABOUT HIM TAKING A LIE DETECTOR

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TEST.

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THAT GUY, WE KNOW E’S A LIAR.

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CHECK OUT MARCO RUBIO, LINDSEY

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GRAHAM, TED CRUZ IN 2016, THEY

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ARE THE ONES THAT TOLD THE

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AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO HE IS.

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HE IS THE SAME MAN NOW.

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EXCEPT NOW, HE IS A CONVICTED

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FELON.

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>> I KNOW YOU SAID YOU THINK

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DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE HAVING THIS

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DEBATE PRIVATELY.

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THIS IS IN PRESIDENT BIDEN’S

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LETTER HE SENT.

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OF COURSE, IT BECAME PUBLIC.

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HE SAYS I WOULDN’T BE RUNNING

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AGAIN IF I DID NOT ABSOLUTELY

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BELIEVE I WAS THE BEST PERSON

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TO BE DONALD TRUMP IN 2024.

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DO YOU AGREE WITH PRESIDENT

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BIDEN?

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THAT HE IS THE VERY BEST PERSON

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THEY HAVE IN 2024?

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>> I THINK SO.

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WE ARE HAVING THIS DIALOGUE

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BECAUSE JOE BIDEN HAD A

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HORRIBLE DEBATE.

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FOR JOE BIDEN, I THINK EVERYONE

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WILL ADMIT IT WAS A HORRIBLE

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DEBATE.

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HE’S GOT THE NATO 75th

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ANNIVERSARY TAKING PLACE IN

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WASHINGTON.

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WE WILL SEE HIS LEADERSHIP

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AGAIN.

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BRINGING ALL OF THE DEMOCRATIC

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GOVERNMENTS TOGETHER.

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WE’LL SEE HIM AT A PRESS

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CONFERENCE, AT A NUMBER OF TOWN

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HALL MEETINGS.

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THAT WAY, ANYONE GETS A CHANCE

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TO SEE HIM, TO SEE HIS ABILITY

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TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND TO

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SHOW THAT THAT HORRIBLE DEBATE

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WAS ONE NIGHT.

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I LOOKED AT THE SCHEDULE.

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HE’S OUT ONE FULL OF FRIENDS

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HERE.

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THAT’S WHAT HE SAID.

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LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE, IT’S A

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TOUGH SCHEDULE.

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HE THINKS HE CAN DO IT, AND WE

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WILL FALL IN LINE.

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SMYRNA IS PRESIDENT BIDEN THE

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BEST PERSON THE DEMOCRATS HAVE

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TO BE PRESIDENT TRUMP IN TRAN24?

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>> THE QUESTION IS RIGHT NOW,

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IS JOE BIDEN, WHO HAS WON THE

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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, HE WON THE

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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

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HE WAS SELECTED AND DECIDED BY

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MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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THAT HE INDEED WAS THE

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INDIVIDUAL WHO DEFEATED DONALD

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TRUMP BEFORE, AND THE RIGHT

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INDIVIDUAL TO BE DONALD TRUMP

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AGAIN.

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MATT YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING THE

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QUESTION.

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IT’S A YES OR NO QUESTION HERE.

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>> THE QUESTION IS HE THE BEST

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TO BE DONALD TRUMP?

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>> THERE IS NO ONE BEST PERSON.
I WOULD NOT SAY THERE’S ONLY

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I WOULD NOT SAY THERE’S ONLY

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ONE PERSON.

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BECAUSE WE ARE VERY TALENTED

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GROUP.

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YOU KNOW, I THINK JOE BIDEN HAS

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SAID GIVEN HIS CIRCUMSTANCES

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RIGHT NOW, THAT HE IS THE BEST

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OF THE BEST, BECAUSE HE HAS

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BEEN IN THE SITUATION FOR THE

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LAST FOUR YEARS.

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KNOWING ALL OF THAT, MOVING

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FORWARD TO COMPLETE THE JOB.

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WHAT HAPPENS OFTENTIMES, WHAT

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WE SEE, ONCE DEMOCRATS GET IN

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CHARGE, IT GOES OVER TO A

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REPUBLICAN. HE HAS HAD THE PLAN

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THAT’S GOTTEN US THIS FAR.

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AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE PLAN TO

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GET US THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR

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YEARS.

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>> WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU

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EXPLAINING YOUR POSITION HERE,

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CONGRESSMAN.

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I APPRECIATE YOU FOR COMING ON.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

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>> WE ARE DIGGING DEEPER INTO

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WHAT HAPPENS FOR CANDIDATES.
YOU ARE WATCHING MEET THE PRESS

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YOU ARE WATCHING MEET THE PRESS
NOW.

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MEDIA TO BE A SAFER PLACE QUICK

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>> NBC NEWS DAILY, WEEKDAYS

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FROM 12:00 TO 4:00 ON NBC NEWS

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NOW.

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>>> WELCOME BACK.
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EFFORT TO STEM

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PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EFFORT TO STEM

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-- APPEARS TO BE WORKING.

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THEY ARE SAYING THEY WILL STILL

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SUPPORT BIDEN IF HE STAYS IN

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THE RACE.

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>> LESSON DANGEROUS WAS

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PRESIDENCY.

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>> DO YOU THINK BIDEN CAN BE

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TRUMP?

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>> HE CAN, SURE.

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I DON’T THINK IT’S LIKELY.

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IF HE TURNS OUT TO BE THE

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NOMINEE, I’M ALL IN.

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LET’S GO.

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BUT IT IS AN ENORMOUS RISK TO

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TAKE.

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AND I THINK HE WILL HAVE A HARD

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TIME MAKING THE BEST CASE.

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>> DO YOU THINK YOU WILL HAVE A

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BETTER CHANCE OF BEATING FORMER

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PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH SOMEONE

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ELSE?

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>> PUBLICLY VOICING CONCERNS

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ABOUT THE PRESIDENT COULD

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DAMAGE BOTH HIM AND THE PARTY

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OVERALL.

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FORMER FLORIDA REPUBLICAN

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CONGRESSMAN, ALSO AN NBC NEWS

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CONTRIBUTOR.

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I WANT TO READ SOMETHING. IT

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SAID, QUOTE, WHAT BIDEN CAN DO

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IS BE STUBBORN AND A WAY THAT

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SETS UP A SCENARIO THAT

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MUTUALLY ENSURES THE DESTRUCTION

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FOR DEMOCRATS.

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ANY ESCALATION OF THEIR

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CRITICISM RISK DAMAGING HIM

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EVEN FURTHER IN NOVEMBER.

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THAT IS THE MORE HIS PARTY IS

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LIKELY TO SUFFER UP AND DOWN

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THE BALLOT.

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THEY SORT OF FEEL LIKE THERE’S

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NO WAY FORWARD WITHOUT

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PRESIDENT BIDEN AS THE NOMINEE.

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DO YOU FEEL LIKE THEIR HANDS

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ARE TIED HERE?

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>> POLITICALLY, THEY ARE IN A

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TOUGH SPOT.

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BIDEN IS NOT OPEN TO STEPPING

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ASIDE.

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SO EVEN THOSE WHO FELT LIKE

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THEY HAVE VALID CONCERNS, THERE

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IS NO WAY FORWARD IN ADDRESSING

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THEIR CONCERNS.

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STILL VOICING THEIR ISSUE, BUT

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NOT HAVING ANY REMEDY.

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THEY ARE FEELING THEIR CONCERNS

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AREN’T BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

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BUT THERE IS JUST NO OUTLET.

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THERE IS NO WAY TO ME IN THE

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MIDDLE IF HE IS WHERE HE IS.

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THEY WANT TO BUILD A CONSENSUS

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AND FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD,

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BUT THERE IS NO CHANGE IN

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POSITION, AND THE CONCERNS

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AREN’T NECESSARILY GOING AWAY.

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>> YOU HAVE LAWMAKERS WHO THEY

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TELL US ONE THING PRIVATELY,

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AND ANOTHER THING PUBLICLY.

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>> I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT

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ABOUT THAT.

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PRETTY MUCH SINCE DONALD TRUMP

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BECAME THE NOMINEE IN 2016,

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THEY WILL SAY THINGS ABOUT

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TRUMP, DISAGREE WITH HIM,

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CRITICIZE HIM, SAY HE IS NOT

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FIT TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT.

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BUT WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE

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ROLLING, THEY SAY SOME OPPOSIT

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, SUPPORTING HIM.

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A LOT ARE SAYING THEY DON’T

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BELIEVE JOE BIDEN IS FIT TO

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SERVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS AS

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PRESIDENT.

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THEY JUST DON’T THINK YOU CAN

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DO IT.

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YET WHEN THE, -- WHEN THE

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CAMERAS:, THEY SUPPORT HIM.

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YOU THINK ONE THING PRIVATELY,

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BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO SAY IT

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PUBLICLY.

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>> REPUBLICANS THAT SAY

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PRIVATELY  THAT TRUMP IS A

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DANGER TO THE COUNTRY AND THE

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WORLD, THAT HE’S A DANGER TO

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THE PARTY, TO VOTERS, CAUSING

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ALL THESE DIVISIONS.

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SO IT’S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

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AS WE HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS,

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THE POLLING DATA.

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THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT

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INTERPRETATIONS.

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THERE WAS A VIEW ABOUT

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PRESIDENT BIDEN AND ABOUT

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PRESIDENT TRUMP.

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THEY DON’T MOVE SO DRAMATICALLY

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AS MAYBE FOLKS WATCHING THIS

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MIGHT EXPECT, THINK, OR

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HYPOTHESIZE.

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ALMOST A STANDSTILL OF ANY

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OTHER CONVERSATION, THERE

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HASN’T REALLY BEEN THAT MUCH

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MOVEMENT.

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THE FLIPSIDE, IT IS BETTER TO

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BE UP THAN DOWN.

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SHOWING THE PRESIDENT TRAILING

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BY A LITTLE BIT.

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THAT IS BECAUSE THE STAKES ARE

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SO HIGH.

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SOME SAY THAT TRUMP IS A DANGER

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TO THE COUNTRY.

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>> I WANT TO PULL THIS UP FROM

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THE HIGH-STAKES BATTLEGROUND

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STATE OF WISCONSIN.

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BIDEN WAS DOWN FIVE POINT TRUMP.

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I WONDER WHAT YOU MAKE OF THAT.

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BETWEEN WHERE PRESIDENT BIDEN

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STANDS IN POLLING.

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>> EVALUATING THE CANDIDATES

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INDIVIDUALLY, HE HAS BEEN

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UNEVEN IN HOW HE COMMUNICATES.

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SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE THINKING

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ABOUT THESE RACES IN A VARIETY

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OF WAYS.

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IT’S IMPORTANT, WHAT YOU’VE

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BEEN SEEING, FOR HIM TO BE A

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THERE, TALKING WITH,

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CAMPAIGNING, BEING OUT ON THE

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TRAIL.

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AND I THINK YOU WILL SEE THAT.

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>> I THINK THE POLLING IS PART

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OF THE REASON WHY THERE IS SO

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MUCH HANDLING BEHIND THE SCENES.

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THEY ARE WORRIED THAT IF PEOPLE

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ARE INCLINED TO SUPPORT JOE

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BIDEN, BUT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT

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HIS MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL

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ACUITY, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO

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CALL IT.

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THEY DON’T WANT TO VOTE FOR

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TRUMP.

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WHAT IF THEY STAY HOME?

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THE FRONT LINERS, THE SENATORS

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WHO ARE IN BATTLEGROUND STATES.

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THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT A

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DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN CONGRESS

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IN ADDITION TO LOSING THE WHITE

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HOUSE.

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IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT CAN BIDEN

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WIN, IT IS ABOUT IF HE’S GOING

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TO POUR DOWN THE REST OF THE

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DEMOCRATIC TICKET IN NOVEMBER.

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>> STICKING WITH THE PRESIDENT

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HERE, WHEN IT COMES TO BLACK

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LAWMAKERS IN PARTICULAR, WHAT

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DO YOU THINK?

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>> IT IS SUCH AN INTERESTING

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DYNAMIC.

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SOME OF THIS IS ABOUT LOYALTY.

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AND THERE ARE SIMULTANEOUS

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CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING.

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A LOT OF BLACK LAWMAKERS FEEL

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VERY LOYAL TO PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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HE’S DONE GOOD THINGS.

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SO THEY WANT TO RESPECT THAT

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AND NOT COME ACROSS IS THAT

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THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH HIM

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OUT.

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AND ALSO, THERE IS STILL THAT

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DISAGREEMENT. PERHAPS NOT AS

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VOCAL BECAUSE THE LEADERS ARE

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MORE IN LINE WITH BIDEN.

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SMITH I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUICK

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QUESTION.

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DO YOU THINK THERE IS A VIOLENCE

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THAT HE HAS, RELYING ON BLACK

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VOTERS?

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AND ALSO NOT WILLING LIKE HE IS

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PANDERING TO THEM.

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SOMETIMES PRIVATELY SAYING, WHY

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DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO?

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>> IT IS AN AGE-OLD QUESTION WE

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CAN SPEND THE WHOLE SEGMENT

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TALKING ABOUT.

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EVEN AS BLACK VOTERS EXPRESS

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DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

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EVEN BLACK VOTERS ARE DIVIDED

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ON PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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NOT ALL OF THEM AGREE HE SHOULD

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RUN FOR SECOND TERM.

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>> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE

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ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK, WHOEVER

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THE REPLACEMENT IS.

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WHETHER IT IS VP HARRIS, OR

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SOMEBODY ELSE?

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>> I THINK JUST ABOUT ANYBODY

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WOULD BE A BETTER CANDIDATE.

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PRESIDENT BIDEN DOES NOT HAVE

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ROOM TO GROW.

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EVERYONE KNOWS HIM ALREADY.

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ABOUT 75% OF VOTERS DON’T THINK

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HE IS UP TO SERVING ANOTHER

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FOUR YEARS.

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HOW DOES SOMEONE LIKE THAT BRO?

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VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VOTERS IN

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SWING STATES.

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MEANWHILE, NATIONAL

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RESTRICTIONS FOR ABORTION.

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WHY?

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BECAUSE HE THINKS HE CAN MAKE

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HIMSELF MORE DESIRABLE.

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>> BUT ON TAPE SAYING THERE’S

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GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF

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PUNISHMENT.

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HE CANNOT RUN AWAY FROM THIS.

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THERE IS NO WAY HE CAN RUN AWAY

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FROM THIS.

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>> YES, WE COULD TALK ABOUT

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THIS LATER, BUT WE HAVE TO GO.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO

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REMEMBER SENATOR JIM, HE WAS 89

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YEARS OLD.

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HE WAS THE LONGEST-SERVING

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SENATOR IN OKLAHOMA HISTORY.

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HE RETIRED JUST LAST YEAR.

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A VOCAL CRITIC OF ENVIRONMENTAL

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-- HE ALSO FAMOUSLY BROUGHT A

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SNOWBALL IN THE CHAMBERS,

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CLAIMING IT WAS PROOF THE

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PLANET WAS NOT WARMING.

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HERE HE IS ON MEET THE PRESS IN

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2013,  TALKING ABOUT HOW FLYING

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HELPED HIM WIN A SEAT IN THE

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SENATE.

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>> POLITICS IS HIS LIFE, BUT

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FLYING IS HIS PASSION.

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HE GOT HIS PILOT’S LICENSE AS A

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YOUNG MAN.

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HE IS KNOWN TO FLY HIMSELF TO

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CAMPAIGN EVENTS.

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THAT SKILL GOT HIM IN THE

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SENATE.

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>> I WAS EVERYWHERE.
FROM THE PANHANDLE DOWN TO --

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>>> WELCOME BACK.

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>>> WELCOME BACK.

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IN JUST A FEW MINUTES,

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PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET TO

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DELIVER REMARKS.

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IT KICKS OFF THE HIGH-STAKES

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MEETING AS THE PRESIDENT LOOKS

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TO REASSURE DEMOCRATS AND WORLD

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LEADERS THAT HE IS UP FOR THE

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JOB.

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NATO IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER A

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SERIES OF MEASURES AT UKRAINE’S

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LONGTIME SUPPORT.

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THIS COMES AFTER YESTERDAY, A

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MASSIVE RUSSIAN MISSILE ATTACK

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STRUCK UKRAINE’S LARGEST

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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.

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PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY SAID 38

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PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE

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ATTACK,  INCLUDING FOUR

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CHILDREN, AND 190 OTHERS WERE

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INJURED.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING

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US.

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WE TALKED ABOUT CONCERNS FOR

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PRESIDENT BIDEN’S AGE.

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WORLD LEADERS ALSO WATCHING HIS

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PERFORMANCE THIS WEEKEND.

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I WONDER, WHAT DO YOU THINK

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THEY’RE LOOKING FOR?

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>> YOU ASK WHETHER NATO CAN

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SOMEHOW TRUMP PROOF ITSELF.
IT CANNOT.

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IT CANNOT.

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THEY HAVE ENORMOUS DISCRETION.

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THAT IS FOR MOST OF THE LEADERS.

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THERE ARE LOTS OF CONCERNS

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AFTER HIS RECENT TWO VISITS TO

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EUROPE.

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THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT

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EVERYTHING HE SAYS, HOW HE

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WALKS, HOW HE TALKS.

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THEY’VE SEEN THE DEBATE.

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THEY’VE SEEN THE DEBATE ABOUT

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THE DEBATE.

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ALSO WONDERING WHO’S GOING TO

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LEAD THIS COUNTRY COME JANUARY.

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>> THOSE QUESTIONS WERE THERE

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DURING THE FIRST NATO SUMMIT.

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HE TOLD WORLD LEADERS THEN THAT

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AMERICA IS BACK.

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I WONDER IF THEIR CONCERNS ARE

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EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED TODAY,

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GIVEN ALL OF THE TALKS ABOUT

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PRESIDENT BIDEN’S AGE.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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IT WASN’T THAT LONG AGO THAT

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WHOEVER WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT,

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IT DIDN’T MATTER A WHOLE LOT

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WHEN IT CAME TO NATO.

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THERE WAS A STRONG PRESUMPTION

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BASED ON REALITY. NOW THERE’S

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ALL SORTS OF UNCERTAINTY.

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SO WHEN HE SAID FOUR YEARS AGO,

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AMERICA WAS BACK.

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IT WAS BACK FOR FOUR YEARS, FOR

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THE MOST PART.

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EVEN WITH A DEMOCRATIC

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PRESIDENT WHO IS PRO-EUROPE.

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AND THERE IS NO WAY HE ARE ANY

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PRESIDENT CAN CLAIM CONTINUITY

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WHEN IT COMES TO FOREIGN POLICY.

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PARTICULARLY DONALD TRUMP.

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>> YEAH.

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IT IS REALLY STRIKING TO THINK

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ABOUT.
I WONDER WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT

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I WONDER WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT

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THIS MOMENT, DO THEY VIEW --

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EVEN THOUGH HE HAS MORE THAN

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SIX MONTHS LEFT IN HIS FIRST

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TERM?

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>> THEY ARE ALL POLITICIANS,

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THEY ALL WERE ELECTED.

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THEY KNOW IT’S A LONG TIME, AND

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THEN SOME.

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I DON’T THINK THEY’VE GIVEN UP

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ON THE POSSIBILITY HE CAN BE

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THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

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BUT THEY ARE NOT EVEN SURE HE

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IS GOING TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC

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NOMINEE.

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LAYER OF LAYER OF UNCERTAINTY.

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AND THAT’S A PROBLEM, BECAUSE

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AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT’S

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BASED UPON CERTAINTY.

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SUDDENLY, DONALD TRUMP IS

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ELECTED, THAT’S ALL VERY MUCH

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IN DOUBT.

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UKRAINE IS IN DOUBT.

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ESSENTIALLY, IT ERODES THE

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ALLIANCE.

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>> YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS

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IN THE BEGINNING, TRUMP

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PROOFING NATO.

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DOES THAT JUST SORT OF GO OUT

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THE WINDOW IF TRUMP IS ELECTED?

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>> I THINK THAT IS THE MOST

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INTERESTING PLACE TO WATCH.

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THEY ARE PREPARED TO SPEND MORE

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COLLECTIVELY, SO THEY’VE GOT

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MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCKS.

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WHETHER THEY WILL EXPAND THEIR

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ABILITY. AND THAT’S IMPORTANT

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REGARDLESS OF WHO’S THE NEXT

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PRESIDENT.

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DECIDED TO BE MORE FOCUSED ON

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ASIA, ON THE MIDDLE EAST.

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IT’S NOT WHAT NATO COMMITS TO,

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IT IS WITH THE EUROPEAN MEMBERS

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OF NATO COMMIT TO.

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>> THEY ARE THE ONLY NATO ALLY

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FACING -- POLITICS THAT

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HAPPENED IN FRANCE.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE

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RECENT EVENTS ABROAD?

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AND HOW THEY SORT OF CONNECT

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HERE WITH WHAT’S GOING ON AT

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HOME.

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>> THAT’S A REALLY GOOD POINT.

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AS FAR AS POLICY MESSAGE, THE

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CONSENSUS IS BREAKING DOWN.

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THE FAR RIGHT DIDN’T WIN, BUT

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THEN YOU HAVE THE BAD NEWS OF
THE FAR LEFT.

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THE FAR LEFT.

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AGAIN, IT’S SUSPECT.

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WE CAN’T TAKE FOR GRANTED THE

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POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN
PLACE FOR 75 YEARS WILL BE IN

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PLACE FOR 75 YEARS WILL BE IN

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PLACE FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS.

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>> YEAH.

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DEFINITELY AN ALLIANCE TO WATCH.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>>> I WANT TO TURN OUT TO THE

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SECURITY SITUATION IN HAITI.

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THEY ARE HOPING TO TACKLE

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RAMPANT GUN VIOLENCE.

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IT HAS WREAKED HAVOC ON THE

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COUNTRY.

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GANGS ARE ESTIMATED TO CONTROL

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80% OF HAITI’S CAPITOL, PORT-au-

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PRINCE.

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AND YESTERDAY, THE FIRST PUBLIC

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COMMENTS SAYING, QUOTE, THERE

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IS NO ROOM FOR FAILURE.

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JOINING ME NOW IS MY FRIEND AND

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COLLEAGUE, CORRESPONDENT AT THE

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MIAMI HERALD.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING

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HERE.

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THIS HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO HAITI

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FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW.

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WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES

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THAT LIE AHEAD?

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>> FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE --

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THEIR REPORTING.

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THEY ARE STILL GETTING

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ACCLIMATED.

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WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT

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MORE IN TERMS OF HOW INVOLVED

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THEY WILL BE. WE ARE NOT

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GETTING ANY ANSWERS.

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THEY ARE BASICALLY SAYING

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BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY. BUT

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THERE’S A LOT OF HOPE WITH THE

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POPULATION THAT THEY WILL BE

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ABLE TO DISMANTLE THESE GANGS.

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THAT THEY WILL BE BROUGHT BACK

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TO A SENSE OF NORMALCY.

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>> YES, DEFINITELY A LOT OF

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HOPE HERE.

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AN ESTIMATED 87% OF HAITI’S

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CAPITOL  IS CONTROLLED BY GANGS.

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THESE KENYAN FORCES, 200 OF THEM

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. DO THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITIES?

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>> THAT’S WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY.

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THEY ARE ARMED.

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THEY ARE THE FIRST 200 OF 1000

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WHO ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN HAITI

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AT SOME POINT.

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THE ENTIRE MISSION IS SUPPOSED

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TO BE ABOUT 2500.

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IT IS STILL UNCLEAR HOW MANY

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WILL BE ON THE GROUND.
THEY’VE DONE AN ADMIRABLE JOB

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THEY’VE DONE AN ADMIRABLE JOB

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AT HOLDING ON TO THE CAPITOL.

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ALMOST 600,000 PEOPLE FROM

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THEIR HOMES OVER THE LAST THREE

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YEARS.

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WHEN THEY GO INTO AN AREA, THEY

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TAKE BACK CONTROL.

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BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE, THEY

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CAN HOLD ON.

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THEY WANT TO TAKE CONTROL AND

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HOLD CONTROL.

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>> YEAH, AND AS YOU SAID,

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THEY’VE BEEN DOING AN ADMIRABLE

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JOB HERE.

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THE KENYAN FORCES ALSO HAVE

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BEEN ACCUSED, INCLUDING

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ALLEGATIONS THAT THEY SHOT AN

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UNARMED CIVILIAN.

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WE KNOW THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY

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, WREAKING HAVOC AT TIMES ON

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THE PEOPLE.

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HOW CONCERNED ARE PEOPLE ON THE

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GROUND ABOUT BRINGING IN

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OUTSIDE FORCES HERE?

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>> YOU ASKED TWO VERY IMPORTANT

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QUESTIONS.

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GOING INTO THIS PROCESS IN

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TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT.

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AND DO YOU WANT TO HAVE

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OVERSIGHT?

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THERE IS A PROCESS IN CASE

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THERE ARE ANY ALLEGATIONS IN

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HAITI.

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THIS IS THE PROCESS IN THE

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BEGINNING OF THE DEBATE.

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LOOKING AT THE HISTORY THROUGH

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THE MOST RECENT.

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WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 500

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PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY, TALKING

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ABOUT 1 MILLION PLUS PEOPLE.

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>> YEAH.

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JACKIE OF THE MIAMI HERALD.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING

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WITH US.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

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>>> SOME BREAKING NEWS JUST IN.

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DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN OF NEW

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JERSEY IS NOW CALLING ON

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PRESIDENT BIDEN TO WITHDRAWAL

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FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

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SHE BECOMES THE SEVENTH

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DEMOCRAT TO CALL ON BY THE NOT

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TO RUN.

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OTHER LAWMAKERS, PRIVATELY
CALLING FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE.

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TOP STORY WITH TOM LLAMAS,

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WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 ON NBC NEWS

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NOW.

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>>> WELCOME BACK.
AS WE MENTIONED, --