Jimmy Kimmel explains Trump shot. Elon Musk to buy Truth Social? Trump to cut social security?

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Calarogu Shark Media. Welcome to ballot
where politics meets pop culture, or,

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as we like to call it,
politics minus politics. Jimmy Kimmel explained how

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he came to make fun of Trump
during the Oscars. We were backstage,

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the show was almost over, and
one of our writers was like, hey,

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look at this, and I was
like, well, to quote al

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Pacino. Just when I thought I
was out, they pulled me back in

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and I had to read it.
Donald Trump, You remember that guy he

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used to be? Yeah? Wrote
Has there ever been a worse host than

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Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars? His
opening was that of a less than average

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person trying too hard to be something
which he is not and never can be.

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This was also his wedding toast to
his son Eric. By the way,

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So after the show, almost everyone
I ran into was asking me was

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that real? Did Donald Trump?
Really? It's like, yeah, of

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course it was real, and it
kind of tells you all you need to

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know about Donald Trump. He wrote
this because he was upset I didn't mention

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him on the show, and no
one mentioned him on the show. He

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wasn't getting any attention. He couldn't
stand it, and so then the adderall

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mcflurry kicked in and he went right
on. Buckle up for the latest episode

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of Trump's talk show, takeover,
our former commander in chief dialed into CNBC

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for a whirlwind forty minute rollercoaster of
news, views and plenty of trump isms.

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Straight off the bat, Trump dove
into the deep end, dishing out

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his trademark critiques of Biden's recent State
of the Union address. According to Trump,

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it was a terrible performance from a
very angry man who's losing badly in

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the polls. Ouch. But wait, there's more. When prodded about cryptocurrency

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policy, Trump took a detour into
bragging about his new sneaker line, talk

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about a pivot, and what's a
Trump interview without some spicy takes On social

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media, He labeled TikTok as a
national security threat, but didn't forget to

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throw shit aid at Facebook, dubbing
it an enemy of the people. Shots

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fired, but the real bombshell.
Trump casually suggested that social security and Medicare

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might be on the chopping block,
sending his campaign into a tailspin of damage

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control faster than you can say political
pandemonium. Of course, Biden wasted no

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time seizing on Trump's slip up swiftly
firing back during a New Hampshire rally.

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Meanwhile, Republican bigwigs scrambled to assess
the fallout from Trump's flip flop on TikTok.

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Talk about a plot twist. It's
not all sunshine and rainbows for the

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former president. According to a recent
ABC News IPSO survey, Trump's favorability ratings

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are about as low as the number
of people who can resist double stuff oreos.

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Only twenty nine percent of folks surveyed
have a favorable view of him,

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while a whopping fifty nine percent are
giving him the side eye. And get

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this, he's racking up delegates like
their Pokemon cards, but that's not exactly

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translating into popularity points. Even with
all the those primary wins, he's stuck

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in the same favorability rut he's been
in since last summer. Remember when his

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favorability rating took a nose dive to
twenty five percent. Yeah, that was

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right after he got slapped with some
serious legal drama. Talk about bad timing.

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But don't start celebrating just yet,
because it's not like Joe Biden is

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winning any popularity contests either. According
to the same poll, he's not exactly

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mister popularity either. It's like trying
to pick between a stale donut and a

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slightly less stale donut. As for
the donut primaries, it's smooth sailing for

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both Biden and Trump as they cruised
through the primary contests Tuesday in Georgia,

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Washington State, Mississippi, and Hawaii
with no significant opposition in sight. The

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only thing on everyone's mind is whether
they'll snag enough delegates to hit that magic

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fifty percent mark and clinch the title
of their party's presumptive nominee. A former

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Mara A Lago insider is stepping into
the spotlight to spill the beans on none

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other than Donald J. Trump himself. Meet Brian Butler, aka Trump Employee

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five from the Classified Document Saga in
an exclusive interview with CNN. Butler's breaking

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his silence convinced that voters need to
hear the truth before the November showdown.

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Butler has provided crucial testimony to federal
investigators, shedding light on events that led

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to criminal charges against Trump and his
associates. Butler's revelations, including his unwinning

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involvement in transporting classified materials add a
new dimension to the ongoing legal scrutiny surrounding

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Trump's actions. His decision to speak
out publicly underscores the gravity of the situation

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and the importance of transparency in the
lead up to the upcoming election. Butler's

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not buying Trump's witch hunt defense.
Nope, He's singing a different tune,

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shedding light on crucial moments that led
to last year's criminal charges against Trump and

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his crew. Picture this, It's
June third, twenty twenty two, and

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Butler's getting some odd requests from Trump's
crew. A Trump aid wants an escalade

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from Butler's car service for a secret
mission to the airport. Little did Butler

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know he was unwittingly helping transport classified
docs from mar A Lago to Trump's plane.

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Fast forward to August twenty twenty two, when the FBI swoops in snatching

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up government records from mar A Lago. Butler sees the writing on the wall

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and bids a jew to his gig
as a club valet. Now Butler's spilling

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the beans, giving CNN an earful
about his time in Trump's orbit, from

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secret meetings to late night walks with
his buddy de Olivera. Butler's seen it

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all. But here's where things get
juicy. Butler's friendship with dey Olivera takes

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a hit when the Feds come knocking. While Butler spills the beans, Deolivera

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stays tight lipped, sparking tension between
the once inseparable pals. Gather around for

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some juicy gossip straight out of the
tech world. So apparently former President Donald

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Trump had a little chit chat with
none other than Elon Musk last summer.

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Yeah, you heard that right,
the Tesla and SpaceX guy. Trump was

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like, Hey, Elon, want
to buy my social network, truth Social.

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But spoiler alert, it didn't pan
out. Turns out, Trump and

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Musk have been having some secret powwows
behind the scenes, talking not just about

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business but also about politics. And
get this, they even had a meet

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up in Palm Beach, Florida,
rubbing elbows with some big wig Republican donors.

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But don't get too excited, because
when asked about it, Musk was

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like, I've never been to mar
A Lago, Trump's digs in Palm Beach.

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Now, if you're wondering why Trump's
been pushing truth social so hard.

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It's because he's trying to make a
buck. Folks. This guy's been hustling

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to get more users on the platform, even asking visitors at Mara a Lago

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if they've signed up. But let's
not forget. Trump ain't exactly swimming in

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dough these days. He's facing some
hefty legal bills, including a cool five

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hundred million dollars in civil cases,
and Musk well, he's been throwing some

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shade at truth Social, calling it
a terrible name and suggesting Trump retire it.

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But hey, you never know.
Maybe there's a Trump Must collab in

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the cards after all, As Musk
says, people are clearly interested in hearing

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from Trump. One may not agree
with the man, but he is never boring