Biden's Ice Cream Diplomacy, Trump vs. Prince Harry, and a recap of the Michigan Primary

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Callaroga Shark Media. Welcome back to
Ballot, your podcast where politics meets pop

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culture. From President Biden's ice cream
diplomacy to the legal maneuvers of former President

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Trump. We've got all the juicy
topics covered, so grab your air pods

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and let's dive into the fascinating world
where politics and entertainment collide. Late Night

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had fun with President Biden being asked
about a timeline for a potential ceasefire in

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Gaza while visiting an ice cream shop. Hosting The Daily Show, Michael Costa

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jokes, not the most dignified way
to deliver world changing news. It does

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remind me of the photo of Obama's
team watching the bin laden raid while making

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balloon animals. Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel
pointed out Biden and Trump are scheduled to

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visit the border in Texas on Thursday, both of them. They will both

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be at the border, and if
they can get two more seniors citizens to

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go with them, they've got themselves
a pickleball match. The President is going

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to see what can be done to
solve the border crisis. Trump is going

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to make sure he doesn't solve what's
happening at the border, Biden is planning

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to meet with US border agents,
while Trump is planning to sell golden high

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tops on the streets of Juarez.
Jimmy Fallon added, if you think these

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two guys are confused, now wait
till they spend a few hours in one

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hundred degree heat. Let's dissect the
political theater that unfolded in Michigan's primary,

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where Biden and Trump strutted to predictable
victories like seasoned actors hitting their marks.

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In the early hours of Wednesday,
as the last votes trickled in, Biden

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found himself comfortably ahead of his unlikely
rival Uncommitted, with an eighty one percent

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lead to the latter's thirteen percent.
Meanwhile, Trump maintained a solid lead over

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former United Nations Ambassador Nicki Hayley,
boasting a sixty eight percent share compared to

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her twenty six percent. While the
primary result were hardly shocking, the spotlight

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was on Michigan for hints about the
broader electoral landscape. The Democratic push for

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Michiganders to vote Uncommitted as a protest
against Biden's gaza policy garnered attention, spearheaded

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by figures like Representative Rashida Tlabe on
the Republican side. Haley's argument that Trump's

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lukewarm reception among the GOP base spells
trouble for November echoed through the political arena.

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The uncommitted campaign aimed to make a
statement, particularly in a state with

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a significant Arab American population. While
its stirred curiosity and garnered a substantial thirteen

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point three percent share of the vote, its impact on the twenty twenty four

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landscape remains debatable. Comparisons to past
races reveal nuances that temper its significance,

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leaving questions about its potential to sway
Biden's policies. Hailey's narrative of Trump's vulnerability

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gained traction after impressive showings in New
Hampshire and South Carolina. However, Michigan's

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results paint a different picture, indicating
a diminishing appetite for an alternative candidate.

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Despite falling short of her earlier successes, Haley's continued presence suggests lingering dissent within

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the GOP ranks, albeit with uncertain
implications for the general election. Political rights.

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Trump tried to ignore Haley. He
barely lasted a day for a full

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twenty four hours On Saturday, Donald
Trump did not mention Nicki Haley by name,

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ignoring her both in a free wheeling
address to the Conservative Political Action Conference

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and after he won the primary in
South Carolina. His campaign said they were

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turning the page focusing squarely on the
general election. One aid, when asked

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about the absence of Haley, quipped
who Trumps spokesperson Stephen Chung wrote on x

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that she would drop down to kiss
ass when she quits Ah. The never

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ending saga of Donald Trump and his
royal sparring partners Prince Harry and Megan Markle

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like characters in a Shakespearean drama.
Their feud continues to captivate audiences with its

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twists and turns. In a recent
performance at the Conservative Political Action Conference,

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Trump couldn't resist taking another jab at
the royal couple with his trademark Bravado.

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He declared to Britain's Daily Express that
if he secures a second term this November,

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Harry will be left to fend for
himself. I wouldn't protect him.

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Trump quipped, he betrayed the Queen. That's unforgivable. He would be on

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his own if it was down to
me. And as for Biden's handling of

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the Harry affair. Trump opined,
I think they have been too gracious to

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him after what he has done.
This latest act in their feud traces back

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to a Comedy Central panel show in
twenty sixteen, when Megan, then just

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an actress, made headlines by criticizing
Trump as misogynistic and divisive. Trump never

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won to shy away from a fight, later dubbed her remarks as nasty during

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his state visit to the UK in
twenty nineteen, by which time Megan had

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married Harry and Trump had ascended to
the presidency. But the drama didn't end

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there. In the lead up to
the twenty twenty US presidential election, Megan

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and Harry's subtle endorsement of Joe Biden
through a voter encouragement video drew Trump's ire.

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He didn't hold back, accusing Megan
of leading Harry by the nose and

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showing disrespect to Queen Elizabeth. In
a private tete a tet with Megan critic

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Piers Morgan, Trump didn't mince words, asserting Harry is whipped like no person

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I think I've ever seen. With
the confidence of a fortune teller, He

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predicted a tumultuous end to their union, speculating on scenarios where Harry might tire

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of being bossed around or Megan's wandering
eye might lead to marital discord. Donald

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Trump, the man who once famously
boasted about his wealth, is now trying

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to dodge paying up on an eighty
three million dollars defamation ruling against him.

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In a legal tango fit for the
big screen, Trump's legal team is arguing

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that the hefty bond required for his
appeal is just chump change for a man

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of his financial stature. In a
recent court filing, Trump's legal eagles swooped

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in requesting a delay in coughing up
the cash or posting a bond. You

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see, in New York where this
legal saga is unfolding, you got a

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pony up one hundred ten percent of
the judgment to appeal for Trump. That's

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a cool ninety one million plus.
But hey, who's counting right? Quoting

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from their legal playbook, Trump's team
argued that since the plaintiff, e Gene

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Carroll, had previously waxed poetic about
Trump's deep pockets during the trial, she

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can't turn around now and play the
poor me card. Demanding a bond for

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protection, but alas the judge wasn't
buying it. Judge Lewis Kaplan shut down

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the request for a stay faster than
you can say bankruptcy. He even gave

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Carol's legal squad a chance to weigh
in, setting deadlines that felt more like

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ultimatums. And get this, Trump's
legal wizards had the audacity to suggest that

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maybe, just maybe the judgment could
magically shrink in the future, allowing Trump

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to post a more palatable bond.
They even proposed a hypothetical number that felt

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more like wishful thinking than legal strategy. Thanks for joining us on this episode

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