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Chris Spear

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
226 total appearances

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The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

So one expert I was reading in the article was saying,

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

if you're an undergraduate, if you're someone who's looking at unis to go to, don't base your decision on these rankings because it doesn't actually reflect necessarily the undergraduate experience at a university or how good your degree might be.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

It's more around like the research programs of these unis and how much funding they're getting and how good or interesting what they're doing is.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

So while it's great for Australia to rank in these global lists, it's not the be all and end all if you're looking at going to uni.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Yes, so while promoting her memoir, View from the East Wing, Dr Jill Biden has told NBC she was worried he was having a stroke at the time.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

So that was on NBC.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

And in the book, she actually writes, he said, I really effed up, didn't I?

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

So that's why she danced around it there because she was on TV.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

She went on to say she had no other choice but to support him publicly and his eventual decision to step down was entirely his own.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

But I think that was based on his public.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

What she's saying is behind closed doors in the White House, he was working late nights, he was doing the jobs that he needed to do.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Yes, of course, she's going to try and, you know, protect his legacy at the same time while she's talking about this stuff.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

At the end of the day, he was the US president and he was, you know, had been in politics for decades.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Yeah, a very long time.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Very well-respected politician.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

But, yeah, I see what she's saying.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Like, he was still getting stuff done.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

It's just that he was not at a level where he could perform anymore.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

He did eventually decide to step down.

The Briefing
Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Kamala Harris stepped up.