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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Right now, hiding and all.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
She is in DC at the inauguration of Donald Trump. Heidi,
And so give me a scale on the vibe in
DC compared to the vibe at the r n C,
which I also know you visited. What is the difference
for one of the similarities.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Oh, I mean, it's been so fun. I wish you
could be here. Everywhere you go, people are just super excited, energized,
very hopeful, very cold energized. Yeah, we're just having a
blast of all the balls. There's events everywhere, and for
those that didn't have like tickets to events, there's lots
of kind of just random get together at a bar restaurant,
(00:42):
and people are just very very happy to be here.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I got to tell you, I wish I could be there.
I bet it is exciting. What are the kind of
things that people keyed in on? First of all, where
did you watch the inauguration? Because obviously moved inside, so
you can't go to the National Mall and watch it.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Where did you watch it?
Speaker 3 (01:03):
So we actually just watched it at our hotel. We
are we're pretty born out Manny, I'm I'm a little
old to be shouning out till three am. But and
then I was on the Channel four UK station doing
a commentary with a very very liberal person and arguing
about the inauguration speech this afternoon. So that was fun.
But getting ready to go to the liberty ball in
(01:25):
just a bit.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
So when you, oh, I got to hear this about
So you're on channel four in the UK?
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Is that BBC Channel four?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Yes? Yes?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
So what did they take the most issue with? Cause
I got to tell you, I love the fact that
Trump did not hold back and he just laid out
every single aspect of the Biden administration that he was
just going to roll back. And I thought that was
really compelling. So what did you what were they the
most upset about? What did they take issue with?
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Issue with the fact that we just can't understand how
bad January sixth was and how bad they are going
to be treated now. They're terrified that the tables are
going to be turned. And a lot of the conversation
was about what's retribution going to be like? And I
loved what Hn said. He said, success is my retribution.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yep, exactly right. And I think that the isn't it
funny to see how people on the left are all
screaming about the potential of retribution while they sat and
watched actual retribution and for.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
The last few years take place.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
I just it amazes me sometimes, like the Cojones on
people like this and the fact that that's what they
keyed in on out of everything he said in.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
The speech, that's kind of crazy. That just seems paranoid
to me.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
It was. I actually laughed when she said it. I
was like, wait a minute, that's what you're going to
talk like, that's your best talking way about what happened today.
You know, there were there were so many bright, cool
spots in that inauguration speech. I loved the black pastor
he was at the R and C. I believe too.
He was amazing. Harry Underwood just handled her situation with
(03:13):
grace and just did a wonderful job. That Operisinger was awesome.
I would I want to hear your thoughts so many
on Milania's Outfitch, it almost looked like like like I'm
here to be serious.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
I said, it gave me, It gave me there's a
new sheriff in town.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Vibes. The thing I.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Didn't like about the big hat was how low it
came down on her.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Eyes. I'm going to be perfectly frank.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
The way it the way it basically covered her face,
and and a lot of people online have said it
was giving spy versus spy sort of vibes, you know,
but but I think it was it was an assertive choice,
and it kind of said to me that Milania is
not going to be kind of kicked around and disabused
(04:00):
she was last time by the media. I mean, not
to go all like Girley in this conversation, but apparently
people were falling all over themselves to dress her for
this after no one would dress her previously.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
So it's an interesting turn of events.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
And I think she's basically saying, I don't give a
rats ask about any of you. I mean, that's kind
of how the vibe I got from it. What did
you take away?
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Yeah, I agree, and I agree with the hat. She's
so beautiful. I wanted to see her face and I
was a little disappointed that way, but she did look
I mean, she looked awesome and beautiful. I do think.
I just read her book, and her book's really good.
It actually gives some insights into how things played out
and things that she got to defend herself in the
book about what happened in the last time, But the
(04:43):
book finishes up right after he was the assassination attempt,
so before he won the election. But I'm foweing her
pretty closely and kind of interviews and what she's saying,
and I do think she is very well prepared to
come in this time and she is not going to
take take the same approach to being first Lady.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
One thing that I was a little taken aback by,
not in a bad way, just shocked as soon as
I turned it on this morning, Heidi, I see Mark Zuckerberg,
his wife Priscilla, Jeff Bezos, his fiancee, wearing her underpants
under a blazer, and Elon Musk.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
It was like a billionaire's murderer's.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Row, right, And I was a little I was kind
of surprised by that.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Did anybody where you were like notice the same thing?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Yeah. They actually asked me about that on Channel four
and they said what do I think about that? And
I said, well, as long as everybody stays focused on
making America prosperous and safe and air again, then I'm
cool with it. But you know, we certainly don't want
to hand over any power control to them, so they
get to decide, you know, how things are going to
play out in DC on this part of the game.
(05:51):
I think Trump had him there for a reason. He
always has some dreadvy, I think in how he does things,
and I think there was a message to be sent there,
but I'm not quite sure what.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
See.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
For me, it was a message of they've kissed the ring,
like it was almost and not Elon Musk so much
because he's been on board for months now and we
all knew it.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
But like Zuckerberg and Bezos.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Bezos owns the Washington Post, which I mean, nobody is
going to say that the Washington Post has anything kind
to say.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
About Donald J.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Trump, and yet there's the owner of the Washington Post
up on the stage. I just thought it was to
your point, It definitely felt like it was.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It was Trump flexing that.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
They had kissed the ring a little bit and letting
the people on the left who had been so good
at censoring social media to keep you know, good things
out and bad things off. I think he's putting them
on notice that this is a whole new administration and
a whole new way of business being done.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
I mean, that's kind of what I took away from it.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Yeah, I think you're right, man, he got the great point,
and I do believe, I do believe he's going to
try and work with them and try and bring a
little bit of unity around, you know, free speech and
getting things back on track, maybe through the bully pulpit.
But you know, one of my other other things I
noticed about the inauguration that was really cool was Usha
(07:11):
Vans and her holding her little girls like the three
bandies on. It was adorable. This message like this is
about our families, This is about our kids. And Baron
Trump man, he is so impressive. I can't wait to
see what that kid does in his future life.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
I will tell you he's a good looking kid. I
mean he's a tall, tall young man. And what kind
of pressure is on Baron Trump. But if you look
at you know, every from all of Donald Trump's personal foibles, right,
and he's obviously got many documented personal foibles. His kids
have turned out incredibly well. And hei to your parent,
(07:54):
I'm a parent, that's really the best we can help
to her, right, is that our children turn into wonderful
people and who are productive and get things done. And
I have to give Donald Trump a lot of credit.
He seems to turn out really good kids, regardless of
whatever his personal issues would be.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
Yeah, I agree, Manny. I mean, those kids are very impressive.
And even to look at the grandkids that are growing
at Kai Trump, she's a little rock star. She's going
on the schelloarship I think Miami and getting a big
social media following. But I just I'm really impressed with
how the family's handled everything with such grace and boy.
I mean, they should be terrified to be back in
(08:33):
DC and having to deal with all the things they
did over the last four years, but they seem hopeful
and optimistic and joyful to be there. That really came
through today.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Heidi Ganal is my guest.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
If you're not checking out her latest project, Rockymountain Voice
dot Com, you're just not doing it right. And they're
doing great aggregation and news coverage and all kinds of
stuff that's happening there.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Heidi.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
I really appreciate you making time for me from the
inauguration today.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Thanks man, and you wish me luck that I can
stay awake for Chris Ball tonight.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I believe in you, Heidi. You are representing women of
a certain age. Okay, so we are living vicariously through you,
so have some coffee. Buck up, go have a blast
and tell me all about it when you get home.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
I will. Thanks, Mandy, have a great time there too
in Puerto Rico.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
You too.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
All right, that's Hidie and all. We're gonna take a
quick time out when we get back. I've got some
really good responses about what you guys want to see
out of the Trump presidency.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
We'll do that next
Right now, hiding and all.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
She is in DC at the inauguration of Donald Trump. Heidi,
And so give me a scale on the vibe in
DC compared to the vibe at the r n C,
which I also know you visited. What is the difference
for one of the similarities.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Oh, I mean, it's been so fun. I wish you
could be here. Everywhere you go, people are just super excited, energized,
very hopeful, very cold energized. Yeah, we're just having a
blast of all the balls. There's events everywhere, and for
those that didn't have like tickets to events, there's lots
of kind of just random get together at a bar restaurant,
(00:42):
and people are just very very happy to be here.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I got to tell you, I wish I could be there.
I bet it is exciting. What are the kind of
things that people keyed in on? First of all, where
did you watch the inauguration? Because obviously moved inside, so
you can't go to the National Mall and watch it.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Where did you watch it?
Speaker 3 (01:03):
So we actually just watched it at our hotel. We
are we're pretty born out Manny, I'm I'm a little
old to be shouning out till three am. But and
then I was on the Channel four UK station doing
a commentary with a very very liberal person and arguing
about the inauguration speech this afternoon. So that was fun.
But getting ready to go to the liberty ball in
(01:25):
just a bit.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
So when you, oh, I got to hear this about
So you're on channel four in the UK?
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Is that BBC Channel four?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Yes? Yes?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
So what did they take the most issue with? Cause
I got to tell you, I love the fact that
Trump did not hold back and he just laid out
every single aspect of the Biden administration that he was
just going to roll back. And I thought that was
really compelling. So what did you what were they the
most upset about? What did they take issue with?
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Issue with the fact that we just can't understand how
bad January sixth was and how bad they are going
to be treated now. They're terrified that the tables are
going to be turned. And a lot of the conversation
was about what's retribution going to be like? And I
loved what Hn said. He said, success is my retribution.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yep, exactly right. And I think that the isn't it
funny to see how people on the left are all
screaming about the potential of retribution while they sat and
watched actual retribution and for.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
The last few years take place.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
I just it amazes me sometimes, like the Cojones on
people like this and the fact that that's what they
keyed in on out of everything he said in.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
The speech, that's kind of crazy. That just seems paranoid
to me.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
It was. I actually laughed when she said it. I
was like, wait a minute, that's what you're going to
talk like, that's your best talking way about what happened today.
You know, there were there were so many bright, cool
spots in that inauguration speech. I loved the black pastor
he was at the R and C. I believe too.
He was amazing. Harry Underwood just handled her situation with
(03:13):
grace and just did a wonderful job. That Operisinger was awesome.
I would I want to hear your thoughts so many
on Milania's Outfitch, it almost looked like like like I'm
here to be serious.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
I said, it gave me, It gave me there's a
new sheriff in town.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Vibes. The thing I.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Didn't like about the big hat was how low it
came down on her.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Eyes. I'm going to be perfectly frank.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
The way it the way it basically covered her face,
and and a lot of people online have said it
was giving spy versus spy sort of vibes, you know,
but but I think it was it was an assertive choice,
and it kind of said to me that Milania is
not going to be kind of kicked around and disabused
(04:00):
she was last time by the media. I mean, not
to go all like Girley in this conversation, but apparently
people were falling all over themselves to dress her for
this after no one would dress her previously.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
So it's an interesting turn of events.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
And I think she's basically saying, I don't give a
rats ask about any of you. I mean, that's kind
of how the vibe I got from it. What did
you take away?
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Yeah, I agree, and I agree with the hat. She's
so beautiful. I wanted to see her face and I
was a little disappointed that way, but she did look
I mean, she looked awesome and beautiful. I do think.
I just read her book, and her book's really good.
It actually gives some insights into how things played out
and things that she got to defend herself in the
book about what happened in the last time, But the
(04:43):
book finishes up right after he was the assassination attempt,
so before he won the election. But I'm foweing her
pretty closely and kind of interviews and what she's saying,
and I do think she is very well prepared to
come in this time and she is not going to
take take the same approach to being first Lady.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
One thing that I was a little taken aback by,
not in a bad way, just shocked as soon as
I turned it on this morning, Heidi, I see Mark Zuckerberg,
his wife Priscilla, Jeff Bezos, his fiancee, wearing her underpants
under a blazer, and Elon Musk.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
It was like a billionaire's murderer's.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Row, right, And I was a little I was kind
of surprised by that.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Did anybody where you were like notice the same thing?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Yeah. They actually asked me about that on Channel four
and they said what do I think about that? And
I said, well, as long as everybody stays focused on
making America prosperous and safe and air again, then I'm
cool with it. But you know, we certainly don't want
to hand over any power control to them, so they
get to decide, you know, how things are going to
play out in DC on this part of the game.
(05:51):
I think Trump had him there for a reason. He
always has some dreadvy, I think in how he does things,
and I think there was a message to be sent there,
but I'm not quite sure what.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
See.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
For me, it was a message of they've kissed the ring,
like it was almost and not Elon Musk so much
because he's been on board for months now and we
all knew it.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
But like Zuckerberg and Bezos.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Bezos owns the Washington Post, which I mean, nobody is
going to say that the Washington Post has anything kind
to say.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
About Donald J.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Trump, and yet there's the owner of the Washington Post
up on the stage. I just thought it was to
your point, It definitely felt like it was.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It was Trump flexing that.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
They had kissed the ring a little bit and letting
the people on the left who had been so good
at censoring social media to keep you know, good things
out and bad things off. I think he's putting them
on notice that this is a whole new administration and
a whole new way of business being done.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
I mean, that's kind of what I took away from it.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Yeah, I think you're right, man, he got the great point,
and I do believe, I do believe he's going to
try and work with them and try and bring a
little bit of unity around, you know, free speech and
getting things back on track, maybe through the bully pulpit.
But you know, one of my other other things I
noticed about the inauguration that was really cool was Usha
(07:11):
Vans and her holding her little girls like the three
bandies on. It was adorable. This message like this is
about our families, This is about our kids. And Baron
Trump man, he is so impressive. I can't wait to
see what that kid does in his future life.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
I will tell you he's a good looking kid. I
mean he's a tall, tall young man. And what kind
of pressure is on Baron Trump. But if you look
at you know, every from all of Donald Trump's personal foibles, right,
and he's obviously got many documented personal foibles. His kids
have turned out incredibly well. And hei to your parent,
(07:54):
I'm a parent, that's really the best we can help
to her, right, is that our children turn into wonderful
people and who are productive and get things done. And
I have to give Donald Trump a lot of credit.
He seems to turn out really good kids, regardless of
whatever his personal issues would be.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
Yeah, I agree, Manny. I mean, those kids are very impressive.
And even to look at the grandkids that are growing
at Kai Trump, she's a little rock star. She's going
on the schelloarship I think Miami and getting a big
social media following. But I just I'm really impressed with
how the family's handled everything with such grace and boy.
I mean, they should be terrified to be back in
(08:33):
DC and having to deal with all the things they
did over the last four years, but they seem hopeful
and optimistic and joyful to be there. That really came
through today.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Heidi Ganal is my guest.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
If you're not checking out her latest project, Rockymountain Voice
dot Com, you're just not doing it right. And they're
doing great aggregation and news coverage and all kinds of
stuff that's happening there.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Heidi.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
I really appreciate you making time for me from the
inauguration today.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Thanks man, and you wish me luck that I can
stay awake for Chris Ball tonight.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I believe in you, Heidi. You are representing women of
a certain age. Okay, so we are living vicariously through you,
so have some coffee. Buck up, go have a blast
and tell me all about it when you get home.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
I will. Thanks, Mandy, have a great time there too
in Puerto Rico.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
You too.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
All right, that's Hidie and all. We're gonna take a
quick time out when we get back. I've got some
really good responses about what you guys want to see
out of the Trump presidency.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
We'll do that next
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