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  Speaker 1: Marks among Mr.
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  Speaker 2: New York.
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  Speaker 1: Now three hours every weekday from 9 till noon on 710WOR. Hey,
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  Speaker 1: we'll take some calls coming up. 800-321-0710 is the number.
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  Speaker 2: 800-321-0710.
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  Speaker 1: The price of oil is spiking like crazy. It was
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  Speaker 1: in the 90s. just the beginning of the week, all
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  Speaker 1: of a sudden it is shot up to 105. It
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  Speaker 1: was $ 106 a barrel a minute ago. 105 right now.
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  Speaker 1: That's a huge spike in oil. Now, by the time
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  Speaker 1: that gets to the pumps, it'll probably be after the
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  Speaker 1: midterm elections. But why the spike? Well, because of the
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  Speaker 1: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have been hitting
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia left and right. And then Over the weekend,
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  Speaker 1: some big attacks, missile attacks, drone attacks, whatever they could
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  Speaker 1: hit in Saudi Arabia. They hit the airport earlier this month,
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  Speaker 1: killed 13 people, wounded 300. They hit more over the weekend. Now,
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  Speaker 1: the big problem for Saudi Arabia, every year they have
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  Speaker 1: this big investor summit. It's a big international investment conference.
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  Speaker 1: And it's not just to have a conference. The Saudis
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  Speaker 1: make a lot of money. This is where they wheel
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  Speaker 1: and deal. and get future investments. It's actually called the
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  Speaker 1: Future Investment Initiative. And it was supposed to be next
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  Speaker 1: week in Riyadh. And it's a big, important thing for
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia because they make a fortune off this. This
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  Speaker 1: is where all the big investors from all over the
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  Speaker 1: world come in. The crown prince, Mohammed bin Salan, this
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  Speaker 1: is important for him. This is where all the money
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  Speaker 1: comes pouring into Saudi Arabia. They can raise sometimes 40
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  Speaker 1: billion just on this conference. coming into Saudi Arabia. Organizers
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  Speaker 1: said last year's gathering had 9,000 people from around the world,
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  Speaker 1: and actually last year they brought in 50 billion in agreement,
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  Speaker 1: so maybe this year they go for 60 billion. Well,
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  Speaker 1: they've had to postpone the conference until next year because
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  Speaker 1: of these Houthi attacks. They're afraid to do it. Too
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  Speaker 1: dangerous right now. Conditions are too dangerous. They want these
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  Speaker 1: investors coming, so they'll invest, not get killed, and there's
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  Speaker 1: no investment, so Obviously, the conference would be a target,
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  Speaker 1: so they've put it off until 2027. That's going to
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  Speaker 1: cost them at least $ 50 billion. It's going to affect
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia. It's going to affect the whole Mideast. That's
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  Speaker 1: why the price of oil has been spiking all day.
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  Speaker 1: Here it is again, $ 106 a barrel. That's very, very,
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  Speaker 1: very high. That's like Joe Biden kind of prices. Anyway,
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  Speaker 1: let's take some calls. 800-321-0710 is the number. Let's go
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  Speaker 1: to Rob in Franklin Square. Rob, how are you doing? Hi,
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  Speaker 1: good morning.
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  Speaker 2: You too, Mark. Great show again. Listen, I 100% agree
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  Speaker 2: with what Vincent said yesterday, lambasting Putin. The guys who
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  Speaker 2: gave GB— Now, let me get this straight.
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  Speaker 1: You're anti-Putin. Wow, what a brave stance you're taking.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, yeah. Okay, but, you know, let's face it.
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  Speaker 1: We're all anti— everybody' s anti-Putin.
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  Speaker 2: The tariffs can be good for every other country except
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  Speaker 2: for Russia.
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  Speaker 1: Let me ask you a question. Everybody hates Putin. We
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  Speaker 1: all hate Putin. Everybody listening hates Putin. We all hate Putin.
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  Speaker 1: So why do you have to call us to tell
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  Speaker 1: us you hate Putin?
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  Speaker 2: Well, I agree with what Vincent said.
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  Speaker 1: Everybody already hates him. You're preaching to the choir.
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  Speaker 2: And the triumvirate, the meeting with Xi and Putin, Zelensky
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  Speaker 2: hasn't been invited for that. Yes, he has.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, he has. Yes, he has.
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  Speaker 2: No, he hasn't. It was on America's Newsroom just.
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  Speaker 1: Three minutes ago.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, my God.
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  Speaker 1: Then it must be true. No, he has been invited.
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  Speaker 1: He has been invited.
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  Speaker 2: Well, all right. Have a good day, Mark. But you
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  Speaker 2: know what?
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  Speaker 1: I guess all of this is because Trump said something
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  Speaker 1: nice about Putin. I think that's what Vincent was saying.
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  Speaker 1: Why does he have to be nice to Putin? Well,
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  Speaker 1: it's the way Trump works. He's a master negotiator. He's
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  Speaker 1: proven it in the last 40 years. He's been incredible
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  Speaker 1: in negotiations. That's the technique. You start with the carrot first,
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  Speaker 1: then the stick. He always does that with everybody. He
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  Speaker 1: did that with Iran. First the carrot, then the stick.
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  Speaker 1: He always tries the nice way first, then he gets
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  Speaker 1: rough with them. Let's go to Craig in Columbia. Craig,
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  Speaker 1: how are you doing? Hey, how are you doing?
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  Speaker 3: I'm doing very well, Mark. Thank you for taking my call.
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  Speaker 1: What Columbia are you? Are you Columbia, South Carolina?
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  Speaker 3: Yes. Yes, sir.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, okay.
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  Speaker 2: All right.
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  Speaker 1: We just want to make sure it's not Columbia University.
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  Speaker 1: All right. Go ahead.
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  Speaker 3: No, it's not. I'm in Columbia and I'm painting to
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  Speaker 3: Myrtle Beach right now. But anyway, you had mentioned a
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  Speaker 3: couple of things. I've got two. I got a letter
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  Speaker 3: from President Trump yesterday saying, telling me my October Medicare
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  Speaker 3: payment will be, I'll get a $ 90 credit on my October.
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  Speaker 3: Now you think about that towards the number of, I'm
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  Speaker 3: 78 years old. The number of people on Medicare get
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  Speaker 3: a $ 90 credit. That's a lot of money. Number one,
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  Speaker 3: number two, About a week ago, I got a letter
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  Speaker 3: from the Internal Revenue Service. And they said that if
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  Speaker 3: I put $ 1, 000 into a 401k, and I just created
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  Speaker 3: a 401k with the company I work for, and put
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  Speaker 3: $ 1, 000 in a 401k in 2027... they will, the government.
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  Speaker 1: Will match $ 5, 000.
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  Speaker 3: It's pretty good. There's almost $ 1, 100 of your $ 5, 000 credit.
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  Speaker 3: I've never heard you talk about that.
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  Speaker 1: Well, one reason is not the most fascinating subject. It's
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  Speaker 1: not the most riveting conversation, but it's good to know.
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  Speaker 1: It's good to know. Thanks for calling, Craig. Yeah, you're
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  Speaker 1: getting all kinds of credits from the president. Also, Elon Musk,
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  Speaker 1: is going to give every child a special gift. We'll
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  Speaker 1: get to that in the next hour. We'll get to
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  Speaker 1: that in the next hour. For equal time, let's go
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  Speaker 1: to Vincent in Brooklyn. Vincent, you've never called in the
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  Speaker 1: first hour before.
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  Speaker 2: No, no, I never called.
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  Speaker 1: Never heard of you being up this early.
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  Speaker 2: No, I have to take care of some business today,
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  Speaker 2: so I had to get up.
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  Speaker 1: I won't ask who, but okay.
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  Speaker 2: Okay. Mark, you see, I know Trump's not going to change, but...
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  Speaker 2: The optics of it is terrible, as the caller just said,
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  Speaker 2: and a lot of people who are not calling up
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  Speaker 2: the show are thinking. It's doing business in a wood-paddled
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  Speaker 2: office on Fifth Avenue, I believe, and obviously other people believe.
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  Speaker 2: is different than the way you do business.
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  Speaker 1: All right, now, first of all, Trump in his life
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  Speaker 1: would never have a wood-paneled office. The office would be
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  Speaker 1: gold on top of gold with more gold.
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  Speaker 2: It would probably be all gilded gold and marble.
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  Speaker 1: It would be gold and mirrors. Can you imagine him having.
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  Speaker 2: A wood-paneled office? Exactly, exactly. And on the entrance to
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  Speaker 2: the room, he would probably have his name over the
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  Speaker 2: doorway also in gold. Mark, the optics of it aren't
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  Speaker 2: good at all, and you know better than anybody else.
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  Speaker 1: I know, but Vincent, he's been doing business this way
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  Speaker 1: for 40, actually 50 years. I know, but it doesn't matter.
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  Speaker 1: Nobody in the world has ever been more successful than
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  Speaker 1: this guy.
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  Speaker 2: I agree.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think he needs our advice. He doesn't need
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  Speaker 1: our advice. Let him do whatever he does.
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  Speaker 2: Well, all right. You know what? It's going to be
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  Speaker 2: the acid test, Mark. Let's see how the midterms wash out. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Well, normally, in every case of every president, every time.
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  Speaker 2: They lose the House.
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  Speaker 1: He may be the first guy. No, they usually lose
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  Speaker 1: the whole thing, but he may be the first to
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  Speaker 1: buck that trend. But, again, you know, I remember Howard Stern,
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  Speaker 1: like the first 20 years on the radio. Everybody would
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  Speaker 1: say to him, you know, you don't have to say these.
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  Speaker 1: Why do you have to say these kind of things?
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  Speaker 1: Don't say these kind of things. Don't do this. You're
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  Speaker 1: not going to change him.
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  Speaker 2: You're not going to change him. Mark, I said I'm not.
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  Speaker 2: I don't, you know, the guy obviously is not going
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  Speaker 2: to change.
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  Speaker 1: All right, so it's like saying to Don Rickles, why
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  Speaker 1: do you have to insult everybody? Don't insult everybody.
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  Speaker 2: That's what he does. Mark with Trump, you're right. It's
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  Speaker 2: in the mix. It's dyed in the wool. Let's put
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  Speaker 2: it in terms.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you'll relate to this. Godfather 3, Andy Garcia is
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  Speaker 1: always beating up everybody. Michael keeps telling him, you can't
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  Speaker 1: do that anymore. It's a different world. No more violence.
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  Speaker 1: And then one time he does it and Don throws
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  Speaker 1: up his arms. He goes, what am I going to do?
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  Speaker 1: You are what you are.
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  Speaker 2: Well, you are what you are.
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  Speaker 1: That's what Trump is.
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  Speaker 2: Well, Mark, great speaking to you at this early hour
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  Speaker 2: for me. And great show as always. I'm looking forward
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  Speaker 2: to the other two hours that are about to come up.
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  Speaker 2: You have a great day.
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  Speaker 1: Vincent, everybody's favorite caller. Thanks for calling. Take care.
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  Speaker 2: One more.
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  Speaker 1: Let's go to Paul in the Bronx. Paul, we only
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  Speaker 1: got a few seconds. What do you want to say?
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  Speaker 3: I'd like to bring attention.
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  Speaker 2: To a New York City cop that's sitting on Rikers Island,
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  Speaker 2: 19-year veteran Omar Habib.
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  Speaker 1: Go to freeomar.com, freeomar.com. That's the cop in the Bronx
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  Speaker 1: that was, that's the guy that threw the water cooler? No,
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  Speaker 1: it's another one. Oh.
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  Speaker 3: Not getting a lot of attention.
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  Speaker 1: Omar habib free omar uh dot com all right thanks
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  Speaker 1: for calling hey uh we got a lot coming up
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