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What's going on, guys? It is Friday, January 19th, and today we're talking about some

interesting announcements from former president and potential future president Donald Trump.

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So, like I said, we are kicking off today with a Trump segment, because on Wednesday night,

former President Trump promised to ban the creation of a U.S. Central Bank digital currency

during a campaign speech in New Hampshire.

Ahead of Tuesday's primary vote, Trump said,

Tonight, I'm making a promise to protect Americans from government tyranny.

As your president, I will never allow the creation of a central bank digital currency.

For context, for those of you who aren't paying attention to American politics,

after winning the Iowa caucus last week, Trump is seen as basically a shoe-in

to win the Republican presidential nomination. During this speech in New Hampshire, Trump explained

his concerns about CBDCs, saying, this would be a dangerous threat to freedom, and I will

stop it from coming to America. Such a currency would give a federal government absolute control

over your money. They could take your money, and you wouldn't even know it was gone. Trump also addressed recent concerns about politically motivated financial

control, stating, we're also going to play strong protections to stop banks and regulators to trying

to debank you for your political beliefs. They want to debank you. They want to take away your rights.

They want to take away your country. Trump was joined on stage by pro-crypto

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