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Trump's Press Conference With Bill Clinton's Accusers
from The October Surprise · #14
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
7 minNews
Tim and Ray watch and mock Trump's pre-debate press conference seated with Paula Jones, Kathy Shelton, and other Bill Clinton accusers, riffing on the awkward staging, Trump's odd affect, and the political theater of it as an 'October surprise.'
- 28:08Paula Jones wearing a bedazzled sweatshirt, looks like a shift manager at Dick's Sporting Goods.
- 28:30The press conference setup looks like wood paneling, an off-centered flag, and Trump with four Clinton accusers—like his cabinet.
- 29:25Tim mocks how the victim statement shoehorns Trump slogans like "Make America Great Again" into her testimony for empathy.
- 30:07The actual victim statement was bizarre and incoherent, with nobody understanding what she was actually saying.
- 31:02Hillary Clinton allegedly laughed about getting a rapist off in court and denied the laughing part, unlike Trump.
- 31:55One accuser claimed she cried when Trump said he loves the country and wants to make America great again.
- 32:43All four Clinton accusers supposedly moved by Trump's patriotic message—the spectacle of it all is remarkable.
- 33:25October surprises typically make people suspect the candidate orchestrated the accusers, but here Trump directly corralled them.
- 33:49This press conference is an effective October surprise, whether people believe it or think it's a setup.
Donald TrumpBill ClintonHillary ClintonPaula JonesThe Clintons