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Here comes the Mark Simone show on 710 W.O.R.

Well, not to get to today. The death of the Pope has hit Democrats very hard.

We'll explain why. We'll get to El Salvador, we'll get to Garcia. We'll get to Cuomo. He's got more problems. And this is just the beginning. We'll get to who's the Democratic candidate in 2028 is. There are already two people pushing for the lead. And, well, lots to get to the death of the Pope.

Well, you know, I mean, he had been so sick for so long.

We knew at some point this was coming.

But the fact that it happened last night really upset Democrats.

Because yesterday, late in the day, they discovered another Pete Hegesith

Signal chat. He was using that app signal to discuss some air strike plans and apparently

included in the chat where his brother and his wife and Democrats spent most of the day gearing up for they were ready to this was

going to be the story today it was all coordinated they were going to begin on morning

Joe and the New York Times and all day long you'd be hearing nothing except the signal

second signal chat Pete He Hegseth.

Now, Democrats don't really realize to most Americans, they don't care about a signal

chat.

It's a non-story to most Americans.

But this was going to be the story of the day.

Democrats were gearing up for it. And late in the day

yesterday, they coordinated all this. They had all the usual cast of character start tweeting

things out. Chuck Schumer and others tweeting out, Hegseth must go. This is it, the final straw.

Hegseth must go.

Now, of course, they don't realize when Trump sees that stuff from Chuck Schumer or those types.

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