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Trump Kicks Out a Crying Baby

from Nice Means Nothing · #4

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4 min

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Tim and Ray discuss a news story of Trump kicking a crying baby out of a campaign event, and they play/react to the audio clip of Trump joking about the baby before having it removed.

In this bit9 moments
  • 25:10Trump allegedly kicked out a crying baby during a speech.
  • 25:29Tim acknowledges the annoyance of a baby crying during a meal, but notes it as a test of a would-be world leader.
  • 25:53Every politician plays the game of being friendly to babies—it's basic political DNA, yet Trump is too impatient to manage it.
  • 26:31Comparison drawn to when Trump attacked the Khan family, whose son died serving in the military.
  • 27:05Dana suggests Trump and Putin need to 'whip up a good one' to boost his odds, leading Tim and her into dark joke territory.
  • 27:48Tim pivots to Putin's rise to power following the Chechnya bombing of Moscow buildings, calling the connection sketchy.
  • 28:06Video plays: Trump claims to love babies and China while a baby cries during his speech.
  • 28:33Trump admits he was only joking about loving the baby and orders it removed from the room.
  • 28:53Tim notes Trump essentially calls the mother stupid for staying in the room with a crying baby during his speech.
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