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I'm your host, Greg Sargent.

Thank you. I'm your host, Greg Sargent. On today's pod, we're going to tackle a subject of profound importance, the sheer inexplicable

weirdness of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Our jumping off point is Representative Matt Gates's bizarre speech

in which his face was so taught and odd-looking

that one Republican derided him as an AI sex doll.

But there's lots more from attendees wearing ear bandages

to show solidarity with Trump after the assassination attempt,

to the suggestion from at least one speaker that God saved Trump from that bullet.

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