The Rock Says....he won't endose Joe Biden

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Callaroga Shark Media from Washington, DC, where Joe Biden's ballot placement is less

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certain than a gymnast landing, and
Donald Trump's legal woes are piling up faster

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than his golf scores. This is
Ballot, all right, folks. Welcome

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to another episode of Ballot, the
podcast that dives deep into the zany world

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of politics and the colorful characters that
inhabit it. Jimmy Fallon joked about truth

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social stock tanking. Fallon said it
tanked so fast they're changing the name to

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Twitter. As a result of the
stock tanking, Trump's net worth dropped two

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billion dollars. Trump's so panicked he's
now selling copies of the Torah Seth Meyers

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joked. According to a new report, aides believe that Donald Trump is planning

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on drawing out his running mate selection
process Apprentice style, though based on what

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happened with Pence, it may end
up being more like Survivor. John Oliver

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said Trump is a man who talks
NonStop about how he's one of the just

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men on Earth, begging strangers for
money. In a hostage video that looks

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like it was filmed in a house
haunted by the world's Tackiest ghosts. The

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late night host made fun of the
various merch options, including a Trump branded

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Bible and Trump branded cologne. Of
a mini speaker that bears Trump's likeness,

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Oliver quipped, I assume it is
way too loud and never dies. As

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for the gold Trump branded earbud case, he said, you know how you

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can never tell which AirPods are yours
and which are your friends because all the

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cases look the same. Well,
if you get these, you lose all

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your friends instantly. Problem solved.
Well, well, well, it seems

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like Dwayne the Rock Johnson is having
some second thoughts about his twenty twenty endorsement

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of Joe Biden for president. Instead
of walking back his questionable movie choices like

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Jungle Cruise or Black Adam, He's
decided to express regret over his political stance.

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In a recent interview with Will Kine
on Fox News, Johnson admitted the

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the endorsement that I made years ago
with Biden was one I thought was the

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best decision for me at that time. He went on to explain that as

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the most followed man in the world, because apparently that's a thing, he

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felt it was his job to exercise
his influence and share his endorsement. But

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oh, how times have changed.
Now The Rock is singing a different tune.

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He's realized that his endorsement caused something
that tears him up in his guts

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division. When asked if he was
happy with the state of America right now,

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Johnson gave a resounding no. He
went on to lament about today's cancel

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culture, woke culture, and division, stating that it really bugs him.

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He even threw in a bit about
being yourself and being real even if it

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makes people upset and tick them off, because apparently that's what really matters in

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politics. And of course, no
interview with The Rock would be complete without

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the obligatory question about his presidential aspirations. But fear not, America, Johnson

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has no intention of running for office. He's not a politician, he says,

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Well, that's a relief. We
wouldn't want someone with no political experience

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running for the highest office in the
land, now, would we. It

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seems like some voters just can't wrap
their heads around the idea of a Biden

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Trump rematch. In twenty twenty four, take Debbie Pridmore, a Republican voter

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from North Carolina, who shared her
suspicions with NPR. I really don't see

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Biden running. I see them finding
some way to get him out and get

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someone else in, she said.
When pressed on who that someone else might

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be. Pridmore played coy, saying
I don't know who they would get in.

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I've got my thoughts, but I
don't want to share those. Oh,

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come on, Debbie, don't leave
us hanging like that. It looks

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like the Ohio Democratic Party might have
a bit of a scheduling snafoo on their

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hands. According to a letter sent
by Ohio's Secretary of State Frank Lrose,

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a Republican president Joe Biden could be
left off the November ballot in the Buckeye

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state unless some changes are made.
Here's the deal. The Democratic National Convention,

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where the party officially nominates its candidate
for president, is set for August

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nineteenth, but Ohio law requires presidential
candidates to be certified for the ballot by

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August seventh. That's right, folks, The Democrats are cutting it closer than

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a freshman's essay submitted at eleven to
fifty nine PM on the due date.

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So what are the options? According
to Lerose's legal council Paul DeSantis. The

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Democratic National Committee has two choices.
Either move up the convention date or hope

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that the Ohio General Assembly will swoop
in like a legislative superhero and create an

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exception to the statutory requirement. Now, I know what you're thinking. Just

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move the convention earlier. Problem solved. But let's be real. Have you

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ever tried to reschedule a massive event
with thousands of attendees, countless vendors,

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and more logistics than a military operation. When we come back, we'll explore

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the bizarre disconnect between Truth Socials revenue
and its executives compensation, Donald Trump's self

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aggrandizing comparison to Nelson Mandela, Milania, Trump's rare public appearance at a lavish

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fundraiser, and the curious case of
the golf club doctor who just can't stop

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praising the former president's health. Well, folks, it seems like Donald Trump

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is ready to play the martyrcard in
his latest legal saga. In a series

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of posts, the former president declared
that he would gladly go to jail to

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defend his free speech rights, even
comparing himself to the legendary South African human

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rights leader Nelson Mandela. Trump's post
came just hours before a swanky fundraiser at

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the Palm Beach mansion of hedge fund
guru John Paulson, where the Trump campaign

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expected to rake in close to fifty
million dollars. I mean, who needs

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grassroots support when you've got a bunch
of super wealthy sugar daddy's willing to shell

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out two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for a seat at your table. But

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not everyone was impressed by Trump's self
helf aggrandizing comparison to Mandela. Jasmine Harris,

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the director of Black Media for the
Biden Harris twenty twenty four campaign,

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called out Trump's ego, saying,
imagine being so self centered that you compare

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yourself to Jesus Christ and Nelson Mandela, all within the span of little more

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than a week. That's Donald Trump
for you. Well, well, well,

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look who decided to grace us with
her presence. Milania Trump, the

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elusive former First Lady, has finally
emerged from her gilded cage to attend a

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fundraiser with her husband, Donald Trump, and boy did she make an impression.

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The event, held at the lavish
Palm beach home of billionaire investor John

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Paulson, raised a whopping fifty point
five million dollars for Trump's twenty twenty four

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campaign. That's almost double the twenty
six million dollars that President Joe Biden recently

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raised at an event with former Presidents
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But let's

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talk about the real star of the
show. Milania. Trump told reporters,

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this has been some incredible evening before
it even starts, because people they wanted

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to contribute to a cause of making
America great again. And that's what's happened.

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He added. We're going to make
America great again. Everyone knows it.

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Yeah, because nothing says great like
a former president who incited an insurrection

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and a former First Lady who looks
like she'd rather be anywhere else. Speaking

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of Milania's demeanor, social media had
a field day with her appearance at the

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fundraiser. Journalist Victoria Brownworth tweeted,
Milania, who hasn't been seen in public

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for months, doesn't look very happy
for someone who is gearing up to be

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First Lady again, a job we
know she absolutely adored. I mean,

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can you blame her? Being married
to Donald Trump is probably about as enjoyable

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as getting a root canal without anesthesia. Attorney Ron philip Kowski chimed in,

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writing, Milania looks like she's in
a hostage video. Tonight, Blink twice

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if you need help. Meanwhile,
podcast host Fred Wellman quipped, Milania is

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checking the clock for the end of
her shift. Oh boy, get ready

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for or another episode of Tales from
Trump's golf Club. Apparently, the doctor

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who recently wrote a glowing note about
the former president's excellent health is a regular

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fixture at Trump's Bedminster golf club.
Who would have thought. According to The

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Washington Post, doctor Bruce Ahrenwald,
the New Jersey based osteopathic physician who penned

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the three paragraph love letter to Trump's
health, is not only the former president's

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personal physician, but also a longtime
member of his exclusive golf club. As

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one anonymous club member put it,
if you are sitting around the pool,

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you see him all the time.
He is a fixture. Now, let's

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talk about that doctor's note for a
second. In November, Trump proudly shared

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Ahinwald's assessment, which stated not once
but twice that his overall health is excellent.

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The note also claimed that Trump's physical
exams were well within the normal range,

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and his cognitive exams were exceptional.
I mean, if you're going to

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write a glowing review of your patient's
health, you might as well go all

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in, right, But let's not
forget about Trump's previous physician, the late

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doctor Harold Bornstein, who had a
flair for the dramatic when it came to

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describing the former president's health. Who
could forget his declarations of Trump's astonishingly excellent

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health and extraordinary stamina. And let's
not even get into the whole debacle about

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Trump allegedly dictating his own health letter
back in twenty fifteen. Well, folks,

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that's all we have for you today. On Ballot. Portions of this

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podcast were created with the assistance of
AI. We hope you enjoyed this journey

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through the wacky, the weird,
and the downright absurd in the realm of

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politics. Remember, if you can't
laugh at the craziness, you might just

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cry. Until next time, keep
your eyes peeled and your ears open for

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more tales from the political circus.