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And I pray that, as I've always felt, the only way through this ultimately is fresh leadership on all sides, as we saw in Northern Ireland after many decades of horrific war between the IRA and the Loyalists, that ultimately... they got to peace because leaders like Clinton and Blair and all these guys came together and they were just determined to get it.
And they managed to get a peace now where people in Northern Ireland live in relative peace and safety and they live amongst each other, people that used to be at war with each other. It would be amazing to think that could happen. But I think we're a long way off that there now. So that's my honest human view of it.
And they managed to get a peace now where people in Northern Ireland live in relative peace and safety and they live amongst each other, people that used to be at war with each other. It would be amazing to think that could happen. But I think we're a long way off that there now. So that's my honest human view of it.
And they managed to get a peace now where people in Northern Ireland live in relative peace and safety and they live amongst each other, people that used to be at war with each other. It would be amazing to think that could happen. But I think we're a long way off that there now. So that's my honest human view of it.
I think legacy media is in massive trouble. I mean, you know, this $15 million payout by ABC to Trump for lying about him is a real turning point, right? Because Trump's win was so big and so across the board and such a repudiation of the legacy media. He basically did it by going on YouTube and podcasters. He just just circumnavigated the traditional routes of running a presidential campaign.
I think legacy media is in massive trouble. I mean, you know, this $15 million payout by ABC to Trump for lying about him is a real turning point, right? Because Trump's win was so big and so across the board and such a repudiation of the legacy media. He basically did it by going on YouTube and podcasters. He just just circumnavigated the traditional routes of running a presidential campaign.
I think legacy media is in massive trouble. I mean, you know, this $15 million payout by ABC to Trump for lying about him is a real turning point, right? Because Trump's win was so big and so across the board and such a repudiation of the legacy media. He basically did it by going on YouTube and podcasters. He just just circumnavigated the traditional routes of running a presidential campaign.
And it was incredibly effective. But also, it's the boy that cried wolf. You know, I just remember back to the first two years of Trump's first term when it was just Russia collusion. When you say things often enough and the public buy into it, I mean, it turns out to be there was no Russia collusion. Trump didn't work with Russians to fix the election. It was all just lies.
And it was incredibly effective. But also, it's the boy that cried wolf. You know, I just remember back to the first two years of Trump's first term when it was just Russia collusion. When you say things often enough and the public buy into it, I mean, it turns out to be there was no Russia collusion. Trump didn't work with Russians to fix the election. It was all just lies.
And it was incredibly effective. But also, it's the boy that cried wolf. You know, I just remember back to the first two years of Trump's first term when it was just Russia collusion. When you say things often enough and the public buy into it, I mean, it turns out to be there was no Russia collusion. Trump didn't work with Russians to fix the election. It was all just lies.
And I think a lot of the media knew it was lies. When you perpetrate that scale of lie for so long, but with such obvious, zealous enthusiasm to bring him down. And I think that was what struck me was whatever you think of Trump, And I've gone back a long way with Donald Trump, and I can see the good, bad, and ugly in him, and he's got all three.
And I think a lot of the media knew it was lies. When you perpetrate that scale of lie for so long, but with such obvious, zealous enthusiasm to bring him down. And I think that was what struck me was whatever you think of Trump, And I've gone back a long way with Donald Trump, and I can see the good, bad, and ugly in him, and he's got all three.
And I think a lot of the media knew it was lies. When you perpetrate that scale of lie for so long, but with such obvious, zealous enthusiasm to bring him down. And I think that was what struck me was whatever you think of Trump, And I've gone back a long way with Donald Trump, and I can see the good, bad, and ugly in him, and he's got all three.
Although I think he's become a changed man since the shooting and since the election, and we can maybe come to that. But it's very interesting to watch as someone who's known him a long time. But I think that... If you read Trump's book, The Art of the Deal, his whole thing is, if you punch me, I'm going to punch you 10 times back.
Although I think he's become a changed man since the shooting and since the election, and we can maybe come to that. But it's very interesting to watch as someone who's known him a long time. But I think that... If you read Trump's book, The Art of the Deal, his whole thing is, if you punch me, I'm going to punch you 10 times back.
Although I think he's become a changed man since the shooting and since the election, and we can maybe come to that. But it's very interesting to watch as someone who's known him a long time. But I think that... If you read Trump's book, The Art of the Deal, his whole thing is, if you punch me, I'm going to punch you 10 times back.
So for the first two, three years of his presidency, everyone just punched him from legacy media, morning, noon and night, because he got 10 punches back. It was all great copy for newspapers. It was great juice for the cable news. It was all great sport. But how did it serve the American people? It didn't. And in the end, Trump says he won 2020. I don't think he did.
So for the first two, three years of his presidency, everyone just punched him from legacy media, morning, noon and night, because he got 10 punches back. It was all great copy for newspapers. It was great juice for the cable news. It was all great sport. But how did it serve the American people? It didn't. And in the end, Trump says he won 2020. I don't think he did.
So for the first two, three years of his presidency, everyone just punched him from legacy media, morning, noon and night, because he got 10 punches back. It was all great copy for newspapers. It was great juice for the cable news. It was all great sport. But how did it serve the American people? It didn't. And in the end, Trump says he won 2020. I don't think he did.
I think that Biden won by default because of the pandemic and the fallout from that. And it was very close anyway, and it could have gone either way. But ultimately, I think Trump lost it.