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Melania's Speech Plagiarism and Trump Campaign Chaos

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5 min

Tim and Ray riff on Melania Trump's convention speech plagiarizing Michelle Obama, Corey Lewandowski's ouster, Trump's new campaign advisor's shady PR past, and Alex Jones' pro-Trump rally rant about 'globalists.'

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  • 42:38Someone on Trump's speech-writing team got Melania to plagiarize Michelle Obama's speech, and Tim wonders who orchestrated this dirty trick.
  • 42:58The Trump campaign scheduled Melania's speech earlier than planned, wasting a half hour and making her look bad.
  • 43:27Tim argues the plagiarism narrative is no coincidence and suspects deliberate sabotage within the campaign.
  • 43:40Trump's new campaign manager is some guy who did PR work for tyrants in Eastern Europe.
  • 44:15Alex Jones is legitimately leading a pro-Trump rally in Cleveland, telling people with podcasts and internet shows to fight the globalists.
  • 44:39Tim notes the absurdity of the 2016 election and admits he doesn't know who he's voting for.
  • 45:03Someone called Tim 'Snorlax,' the fattest Pokemon, and then added that Snorlax is a racist.
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Alex JonesMelania TrumpMichelle ObamaCorey LewandowskiDonald Trump

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