Trump Fires Navy Secretary; Will Allow Eddie Gallagher to Retire As Navy SEAL
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🗓️ 25 November 2019
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Brady and I'm Lydia Brady's mom. We're in Madison, Wisconsin on our ongoing quest to tour all 50 state capital buildings |
| 0:08.6 | This is our 30-second state capital. Wow on this trip |
| 0:12.7 | We've seen Indianapolis, Des Moines and St. Paul. We also saw Joe Biden and Knox, Velaioa |
| 0:18.4 | This podcast was recorded at |
| 0:21.6 | 207 pm on Monday, November 25th things may have changed by the time you hear this |
| 0:27.5 | Like we may have seen our 33rd state capital. Enjoy the show |
| 0:35.0 | Can I tell you what I think my underrated capital is? |
| 0:38.4 | Give me within Harrisburg |
| 0:40.4 | Interesting you would not expect it absolutely beautiful capital building |
| 0:44.2 | I spent a lot of time in the Illinois State capital, which is where some of Reese Witherspoon's scenes from legally blonde were filled |
| 0:50.5 | I prefer state capitals with golden domes |
| 0:53.8 | That's what Harrisburg West Virginia Charleston West Virginia has a beautiful golden dome Brady |
| 0:58.8 | Let us know when you hit all 50 as of today though |
| 1:02.4 | Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has been fired over how he handled the case of a Navy seal |
| 1:09.2 | Accused of war crimes since we've been essentially immersed in impeachment |
| 1:13.7 | Speaking for myself. I think we should start with a little bit of background on the case before we get to what went down and what the politics are |
| 1:21.5 | So this case involves Navy seal Eddie Gallagher |
| 1:25.6 | Phil, can you just give us a little bit of background on who Gallagher is sure? |
| 1:29.4 | This is a classic Trump story about can the president do it? |
| 1:32.8 | Yes, he can the question is |
| 1:34.8 | Should he and that's where people are divided as we're recording this podcast today |
| 1:38.3 | Eddie Gallagher is a Navy chief special warfare operator |
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