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Today, Explained

The Replacements

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

President Trump is looking to fill some key positions. One pick is a former attorney general, another comes from "Fox & Friends". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Consider the quip electric toothbrush.

0:02.3

It's got this soft pulsing vibration that tells you

0:05.5

when to switch quadrants in your mouth.

0:08.2

So you brush your teeth correctly.

0:10.1

Does your electric toothbrush do that?

0:12.8

Your old manual toothbrush certainly doesn't.

0:15.9

But maybe you could set up a timer.

0:17.4

I think the quip might be more convenient.

0:19.4

Get quip.com slash explained.

0:21.8

The brush starts at $25 and the first set of refills is free.

0:25.8

It's the end of the year.

0:35.0

Time to tie up loose ends.

0:36.8

Think about those resolutions.

0:39.0

And if you're president Donald Trump,

0:40.6

maybe fill all those vacant positions in your cabinet.

0:43.2

A couple of key vacancies here are being filled

0:45.8

as the administration approaches the halfway point

0:48.7

of Mr. Trump's term.

0:49.8

Starting with Attorney General.

0:52.0

Who is it?

0:54.3

The new pick for the president's attorney general

0:57.2

is someone by the name of William Barr.

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