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We have you in the aftermath of yesterday's unprecedented federal and federal arrangement

of the former president of the United States, Donald Trump and the speech that he gave

last night in front of his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey responding to the.

Arraignment and the supposed terrible injustice being done to him.

Quick overnight review from you of the speech and what.

I had a late afternoon fantasy that Trump would cross everybody up and give us an hopeful

optimistic speech about drugs and crime and the border and economic revival and standing

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