Trump Defends Use Of Tear Gas At The Border; Mississippi Senate Heads To A Runoff

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🗓️ 26 November 2018

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The U.S. briefly closed border entries in Tijuana and used tear gas on the protesters after several migrants began approaching the border fence. The president has defended their actions. Plus, the president heads to Mississippi to rally for the Republican facing a formidable Democratic opponent. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Scott Horsley, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	G'day NPR crew, it's Clayton here from Melbourne, Australia.
0:04.1	I've just voted in my local state election,
0:06.7	where it's compulsory voting.
0:08.2	I get a fine if I don't show up.
0:09.6	Preferential voting, I have to number every box
0:12.2	and everyone really just cares if they get a sausage
0:14.8	at the sausages all out the front.
0:16.6	This podcast was recorded at...
0:18.4	3.24 pm on Monday, November 26th.
0:22.8	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:25.2	Hey, can I have mine with onions?
0:27.3	On with the show.
0:29.3	Well, wait, are the sausages...
0:32.6	Okay, I want to know, are the sausages free?
0:35.1	Yes, you get them if you vote.
0:38.4	I know, but you have to vote.
0:40.4	You have to, but the point is they give you a free sausage.
0:42.7	But they give you a free sausage.
0:43.7	I think that's just awesome.
0:44.7	Biggest reward for opinion on the show.
0:46.2	I just think that is one of the main reasons
0:47.6	that you have mandatory voting.
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