Biden mentions the June 6th riots. Wait, what?

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Calaroga Shark Media from Washington, DC, home of the June sixth Riots.

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This is Ballot, the podcast that
dares to find the humor in the ever

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changing landscape of American politics. Today, We've got quite the lineup for you.

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First up, we'll explore President Biden's
latest gaff at a star studded fundraiser

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where he managed to confuse the January
sixth Capitol Riots with the D Day Invasion.

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I guess when you're the president,
you're allowed to rewrite history. We'll

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also take a look at Biden's new
helicopter routine, which has him surrounded by

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a posse of aids like a pack
of Secret Service trained wolves. Apparently,

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shuffling solo across the South Lawn was
highlighting his age a little too much.

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So sit back, relax, and
get ready for a wild ride through the

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wonderful world of Washington. I'll start
with Joe Biden today, so when I

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pile on Trump next week, you
won't get mad at me. At a

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glitzy fundraiser hosted by none other than
Hollywood Royalty Michael Douglas and Catherine Zada Jones,

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our commander in chief managed to mix
up the date of one of the

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darkest days in American history. That's
right. While trying to take a jab

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at his rival, former President Trump, Biden accidentally referred to the January sixth

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Capitol riots as the dark days of
June sixth. Now, I know what

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you're thinking, June sixth, isn't
that d Day? Yes, yes it

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is. But hey, who hasn't
confused a World War II invasion with an

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attempted insurrection at the Capitol. You
know, I can't help but wonder what

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other historical events Biden might confuse in
the future. Will he start referring to

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the moon landing as the Great Space
Race of fourteen ninety two, Or maybe

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he'll give a speech about the time
Abraham Lincoln defeated the Aliens at Gettysburg.

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But let's not focus too much on
the gaff. After all, the real

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story here is that Biden was rubbing
elbows with the likes of Michael Douglas at

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a swanky fundraiser in Westchester. I
mean, who needs accurate historical dates when

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you've got Gordon Geko himself introducing you
as an extraordinary seasoned veteran. Another day,

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another Biden gaff, But hey,
at least this one happened in the

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company of Hollywood elite. I guess
when you're the president, you've got to

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take your blunders in stride and keep
on schmoozing. After all, as Michael

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Douglas said, number forty six must
become number forty seven, even if he

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sometimes forgets what number comes after forty
five. Meanwhile, it seems like there's

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been a bit of a shakeup in
President Biden's White House departure and return routine.

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Instead of strutting his stuff solo across
the South lawn to and from Marine

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one, he's now got a posse
of aids surrounding him like a presidential entourage.

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Now you might be thinking, what's
the big deal. Maybe Biden just

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wants some company on his walks.
But according to some of his advisers,

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there's a bit more to it than
that. They're worried that videos of the

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eighty one year old president shuffling alone
across the grass have been highlighting his age

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a little too much for comfort.
In fact, Biden himself reportedly told aids

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that he prefer a less formal approach
and suggested that they walk with him and

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lo and behold. Starting in mid
April, we've seen a sudden change in

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his walk routine. Instead of going
solo, he's now got senior aides like

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Bruce Reid, Annie Tomasini and Mike
Donolan joining him on his helicopter John's And

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if you look at the numbers,
it's clear that this is a calculated move.

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In March, Biden walked to and
from Marine One by himself or with

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family members every single time. But
starting April sixteenth, he had staff or

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lawmakers joined him nine out of ten
times. Coincidence, I think not.

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The criminal trial of Donald Trump is
in full swing, and let me tell

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you it's a wild ride. We've
got vivid testimony about hushma payoffs, catch

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and kill schemes, and a former
president who just can't seem to keep his

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name out of the tabloids. At
the center of it all is David Pecker,

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the former publisher of the National Inquirer. Pecker has been spilling the beans

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about his involvement in suppressing the stories
of two women who claim to have had

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sex with Trump, Karen McDougall and
Stormy Daniels, and boy does he have

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some juicy details to share. According
to Pecker, his company paid McDougall one

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hundred and fifty thousand dollars to buy
her story with no intention of ever publishing

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it. But here's the kicker.
Pecker expected to be reimbursed by Trump.

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When he had trouble getting the money, He basically told Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen,

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I am not a bank classic Pecker, always looking out for himself.

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But it's not just about the money. The prosecution is trying to paint a

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picture of election interference, suggesting that
these hush money deals were part of a

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scheme to influence the twenty sixteen election. Pecker even admitted that McDougall's payment was

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disguised as a contract for services to
avoid violating campaign finance laws. And apparently

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Trump was so worried about McDougall that
he kept asking Pecker about her even after

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he was elected. At one point, he referred to her as our girl

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in a meeting with FBI director James
Comy and others. Talk about awkward,

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but perhaps the most surprising revelation,
Pecker considered Trump his mentor and still considers

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him a friend despite all the drama. I guess when you're in the business

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of burying scandals, loyalty runs deep, or maybe it's just Stockholm syndrome.

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That's it for today. Remember,
whether you're mixing up historical dates or trying

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to navigate a grassy field, there's
always room for a little laughter in politics.

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Portions of this program may have been
created with the help of AI,

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But hey, would an AI tell
you the Capitol riots happened in June.

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Join us next time for more hilarious
headlines and punchy political commentary. Until then,

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keep your calendars close and your aids
closer.