Hey everybody it's Joe Trippi and welcome back to that Trippi. Quick programming note before we get started,

if you haven't figured it out.

We're having a COVID Christmas show here at the trippy show.

That's right.

Both Alex and I have it from two different places. Go figure.

Everyone makes sure you get your booster and mask up. It's still out there.

We're going to obviously make it a quick show, but we did want to be there for you on Friday morning as usual, and we have a few things we can talk about.

And Alex, where should we get started?

I want to get to Zolinsky's visit,

because this was obviously the news of the week.

It's been covered.

I want your impression of it, but also want to talk about kind of the Republican reaction and what you thought of that.

I mean, look, I thought Salinsky's visit was excellent. I mean, look, I mean, from the speech, obviously,

he gave at the heartfelt speech, I thought,

and at the joint session of Congress,

where, you know, I think the American people, you know, he addressed them directly regardless of what crazy stuff was going on in the House of Representatives, only 90 members of the 213 House Republicans

bothered to even attend the damn thing and the Boberts of the world you know were

performatively ignoring him, not clapping on their phones, you know, it, it, here we are at this very serious moment where a guy time president has left his country to thank and address the American

people and not even half of the Republican Party in the House can show up.

I mean that just it I mean I just think it says everything but but then on top of that

I think the bigger thing was just the body language and the deep connection you could see between

Salinsky and President Biden was just obvious. I mean the humor, the way they got along.

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