Trump’s government purge
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🗓️ 28 January 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Donald Trump said he'd end the war in Ukraine in his first 24 hours in office. |
| 0:04.9 | He did not. |
| 0:06.2 | He also said he'd immediately slash grocery prices, yet my eggs keep costing more Donald, |
| 0:11.7 | but he has delivered on a bunch of other promises. |
| 0:15.4 | If you heard yesterday's today explained, you know, the pardons are flowing as are the deportations, |
| 0:20.4 | and he's really |
| 0:21.1 | shaking up the federal government. He fired a dozen or maybe more inspectors general late |
| 0:26.1 | Friday night with zero notice. That's not even legal. On Monday, he fired another dozen or so |
| 0:30.8 | prosecutors who worked with Jack Smith. They can sue, and their lawyers, so probably. And then he |
| 0:35.9 | also just issued a pause in federal grants, loans, and financial assistance, |
| 0:40.2 | apparently until his administration can make sure all that money is being doled out in line |
| 0:44.8 | with their priorities. |
| 0:45.9 | But he's also trying to deliver on that ancient promise of his to drain the swamp. |
| 0:52.8 | And that is where we are going to focus our energy on the show today. |
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