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BONUS: Trump's Day One Promises

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Up First co-hosts spent the week diving into some the promises President-elect Donald Trump has made for his return to the White House. From a pledge to pardon January 6th rioters and start mass deportations to a commitment to close the Department of Education, increase fossil fuel production, and roll-back protections for transgender people.

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0:00.0

President-elect Donald Trump has made a lot of promises for the first day of his presidency,

0:06.9

and he has made it clear he intends to keep them.

0:09.5

I will govern by a simple motto, promises made, promises kept.

0:14.7

We're going to keep our promises.

0:16.1

So what are some of those promises and how might he keep them?

0:19.6

I'm Aet M. Martinez, that's Leila Faddle, and this is a bonus episode of Up First from NPR News.

0:26.7

For morning edition this week, my co-host and I have been taking a deeper look at some of the promises the president-elect has made for his return to the White House.

0:34.4

From a pledge to pardon January 6th rioters and start mass deportations.

0:39.4

To a commitment to get rid of the Department of Education, increase fossil fuel production,

0:44.5

and rollback protections for transgender people. Stay's time to make your UK visa digital.

1:06.1

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1:12.9

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1:16.7

It's free and your immigration status won't be affected.

1:20.5

Find out more now at gov.uk.ukh, forward slash eVisa.

1:25.4

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1:27.8

Now, if you like Wait, Wait, and you're looking for another podcast, where the hosts take

1:32.6

self-deprecating jabs at themselves and invite important guests on who have no business

1:36.9

being there, then you should check out NPR's How to Do Everything.

1:40.1

It's hosted by two of the minds behind Wait, Wait, who literally sometimes put words in my mouth.

1:45.3

Find the How to Do Everything podcast wherever you are currently listening to me go on about it.

1:51.0

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1:52.9

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