Following: Navy Secretary Out, Michael Bloomberg, Wild Turkey

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🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The Secretary of the Navy is out. We’ll connect the dots between President Trump’s controversial pardons of service members and what they have to do with the Navy Secretary’s sudden departure. Meanwhile, former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg got into the presidential race over the weekend. We’ll explain why some are expressing concerns about his baggage. Also on today’s show: Hong Kong voters show up for democracy, and a Wisconsin turkey is making headlines ahead of Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, November 25th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.2	they matter.
0:09.6	The U.S. Secretary of the Navy has been fired.
0:12.2	In part, over drama involving the President of the United States repeatedly intervening
0:16.6	on behalf of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes.
0:19.9	Then yet another Democrat has officially entered the race for 2020.
0:23.9	But he comes with some baggage, billions of dollars worth of baggage.
0:28.2	And finally, a word of warning for your friendly neighborhood mail carrier.
0:32.4	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.4	Let's Schim this.
0:39.1	The most complicated story today is about a shake-up in the U.S. military.
0:43.2	On Sunday, the head of the Navy was fired.
0:45.8	We're still learning what exactly went down, but it appears this was connected to a recent
0:49.9	decision by President Trump to clear U.S. troops accused of war crimes, including a Navy SEAL.
0:56.3	That decision by the President didn't go over well at the Navy.
0:59.8	And now the head of the Navy is out.
1:02.6	So today we're going to get into the backstory here.
1:05.0	What exactly led to the Secretary of the Navy being fired and what to expect next?
1:09.5	Let's start with a little who's who?
1:13.4	On Sunday, the Secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer, was fired by his boss, defense secretary
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