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Eggs. Eggs. Regnual. Rebirth,birth, spring. We hope it's all flourishing.

Let it mean at least that. Yes, you are the resurrection and the light.

Welcome to the two mats regular question and answer session. And we're going to dive straight at.

From Mark Wakely as a proud and still tariff-free Welshman. I have a pressing question.

I cannot understand why there has not been a greater reaction from the wider American

Republic, Congress and Democratic Party to the big orange menace. Is this the result of

ignorance, apathy, disorganisation?

Or is Trump so convincing that people will go along with anything?

Good question.

It is a very good question.

And it's been striking the contrast between the levels of protest in Trump's first presidency and this one.

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