Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
Playbook: “The first reviews are in … and it seems Donald Trump’s performance at the Kennedy Center Honors wasn’t half bad. The president had expected to get panned by critics after appointing himself emcee of the center’s flagship annual awards.”
“But the president is nothing if not a showman.”
Dan Diamond: “He’s been loose and funny. And his delivery is far tighter and on-script than usual speeches.”
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