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Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on Musk’s anti-bill comments · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: And right now much McCann stateside for us much. Good morning, Ryan,
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  Speaker 1: good morning, how are you? Yeah? I very well, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: How was the call between Trump and Potin Well?
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  Speaker 2: Donald Trump had sent said it went well. This happened
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  Speaker 2: this morning, a couple of hours ago. It lasted more
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  Speaker 2: than one hour and fifteen minutes, according to Donald Trump.
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  Speaker 2: And Trump actually revealed that Russia is planning to retaliate
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  Speaker 2: against Ukraine after that attack in recent days in which
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  Speaker 2: Ukraine's his forty one Russian aircraft were had, including strategic bombers.
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  Speaker 2: That was of course quite an embarrassment for Russia because
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  Speaker 2: it was well into Russian territory. Trump says he is
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  Speaker 2: going to retaliate. He described it as a good conversation,
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  Speaker 2: but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace,
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  Speaker 2: is what Trump had to say.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, so we won't hold o breath. Then what about
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  Speaker 1: Trump and Musk? Because when Musk has come out and
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  Speaker 1: bagged his bill, has Trump responded to Musk?
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  Speaker 2: He hasn't, and Donald Trump hasn't actually done a press
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  Speaker 2: conference this week, which is quite unusual. But we might
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  Speaker 2: hear from him later today. Musk said this big, beautiful
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  Speaker 2: bill that we've talked about, Ryan, is massive, outrageous pork
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  Speaker 2: field congressional spending and it's a disgusting abomination. And to
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  Speaker 2: make matters worse for Donald Trump, this non partisan Congressional
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  Speaker 2: Budget Office has come up with a figure on how
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  Speaker 2: much this is going to cost the United States over
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  Speaker 2: ten years. It says it will add two point four
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  Speaker 2: trillion dollars to the US national debt. Now, Donald Trump
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  Speaker 2: wants to sign this or have it on his desk
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  Speaker 2: by the fourth of July, but it really is coming
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  Speaker 2: up against a number of roadblocks.
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  Speaker 1: Now, all right, Mitch, thanks for your time this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Great to have you on. As always, much macan in
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