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Transcript: Trump-Musk Fiasco Shows How Badly MAGA Voters Got Scammed
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 19 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
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Trump-Musk Fiasco Worsens, Exposing How Badly MAGA Voters Got Scammed
As of this recording, lawmakers are still chaotically rushing to avoid a government shutdown. And one thing is already clear from this…
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