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My voice is a little weak today, little hoarse today, and I think it's going to get stronger as a day goes on. We'll see. But there might be random moments where I do that, have to clear the throat.

I will try not to do that with the microphone on, but sometimes it may not be possible,

so I apologize in advance for that.

So we are one day away from the strangest inauguration of a president in our lifetimes.

And that would be the inauguration of Joe plugs Biden.

It's an interesting story here today from the federalist Donald Trump set to leave office with a higher approval rating than George

W. Bush.

There was also a survey last week that told the story that Donald Trump's the most admired

man in the country, most admired man in the world, maybe.

And everybody looks at how in the world can that be?

Well, it can and it was.

And now he's got a higher approval rating in George W. Bush.

Trump is leaving office with an approval rating about 40%.

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