Trump And The Constitution, Gaza Food Aid Plan, Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Begins
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🗓️ 5 May 2025
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| 0:52.8 | President Trump took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. |
| 0:56.9 | Asked if he needs to uphold the Constitution. His answer began, I don't know. We'll listen to the |
| 1:01.9 | context of a remark about immigration. I'm Michelle Martin. That's Steve Inskeep, and this is |
| 1:06.0 | up first from NPR News. Israel approved a plan to manage all food aid entering Gaza. |
| 1:13.9 | The proposal is to shut down hundreds of community kitchens run by the United Nations. |
| 1:18.3 | Israelis instead want to allow just a few food centers. |
| 1:21.5 | They say they want to do this to deny access to Khamas. |
| 1:24.4 | How would the plan feed people and how would it affect the war? |
| 1:27.4 | Also, Sean Diddy Combs is at risk of spending the rest of his life in prison. to Klamas, how would the plan feed people and how would it affect the war? |
| 1:31.5 | Also, Sean Diddy Combs is at risk of spending the rest of his life in prison. |
| 1:37.5 | He's accused of abusing both women and men and using his power over them to keep them silent. |
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