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And I'm sitting here, listening to Debra's News, and I hear a Michael Monks report.

And I go, what the heck is this about?

I want to know more about this immediately.

And bring me Michael Monks.

Bring me the head of Michael Monks.

I want to know what's going on. Welcome, Michael. How are you?

I am fine, keeping things clear here in Burbank just for you. Let me tell you, I hear that we, the taxpayers of Los Angeles, I'm assuming it's taxpayers in this case, are going to be giving money to businesses that were harmed by the ICE riots.

And I'm thinking, well, first you trigger the riots and then you deny they actually happened when the National Guard came in.

And now you're going to pay for the damage done to the businesses

by the riots that never happened and that we didn't need help to quell. Is that what they're

trying to say here? That's certainly one way to frame it, John. Certainly no doubt about that.

And look, the past couple of days has seen a flurry of activity related to how do we help, not just the businesses who have been affected by what happened in June, but also the families of illegal immigrants that have been swept up in federal immigration enforcement, both at the county level and at L.A. City Hall. So what happened today, that news report that you heard, is related to helping businesses in downtown L.A.

recover.

As you know, there were some unpleasantness back in June when the federal administration

enforcement first started.

When do you get a job as one of those spinning spokesholes?

They pay a little better.

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