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The following podcast contains explicit language.

It's Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016, from slate.

It's the GIST I'm Mike Pasca, Donald Trump assembled the press or at least an anchor man,

anchor women, anchor people and executives and yelled at them.

I think that conversation with his advisors before the meeting went like this, wait,

if it's off the record, how's this work?

I could say anything.

That's right, sir.

And they can't say anything about what I said.

That's right, sir.

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