Pat Kenny
speaker
9,861 appearances
237 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2025
last heard 4d ago
Pat Kenny’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 236 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 56.
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On Newstalk.
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Conversation that counts.
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But first, even as the United States and Iran continue their tit-for-tat hostilities in a very unpopular war at home, we're on day seven of the bombings now, as you heard, Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation on Thursday not to talk about those pressing concerns, but rather to elevate his years-long push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of US elections and dispute his own 2020 loss to Biden in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of those November midterms.
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In a bloated and meandering 25-minute diatribe, Trump touched on all the hackneyed talking points that earmark his presidency, U.S.
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military might, the trans agenda, illegal migration, criticism of the previous administration, and the usual USA Uber allies rallying cries.
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So says Donald.
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But it was amplification of debunked theories about the election six years ago and his inability to accept that loss that was brought to the fore yet again.
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Despite those persistent voter concerns about the cost of living, American forces escalating strikes in Iran in a conflict which may become a forever war, and the immigration crackdown facing bipartisan scrutiny for its sometimes deadly and fatal tactics, Trump complained about this one personal defeat back in
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in January of 2020.
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Well, his criticism was not simply reserved for Joe Biden and his administration, but to others like China, of course, as well as the deep state and members of the U.S.
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's own intelligence community, throwing more fuel to the fire of conspiracy theories which are so rife throughout the American political discourse of 2026.
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And we all told that President Xi was a great pal of Donald Trump.
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Anyway, his assertions were greeted almost immediately by skepticism as his ambition to muddy the electoral waters before the midterms, where the Republicans could lose either one or both of the houses, was so obvious.
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And as the dust settled yesterday, I spoke to Caroline Vakil, campaign reporter at The Hill.
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Thanks for having me, Pat.
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Caroline, what exactly did Donald Trump claim in this primetime address?
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Was there anything really new in what he presented?
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Now, how have the Democrats responded?
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You know, it's early enough after the speech, but how have they responded?
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Have they pooh-poohed it or have they seen anything at all of substance in it?
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