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Thanks Laura for all your hard work. Also, the contributions of fellow writers, kudos.

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What was the context for Trump’s raising that dilemma? Sounds too complex for him!

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He always goes on a big riff about how electric vehicles are unreliable--the cars can supposedly only drive for 45 minutes, tanks don't work, trucks are terrible. He often starts talking about how they are trying to force boats to be electric, but the batteries are very heavy. And he claims to have asked some captain what would happen if an electric boat sank--would people be electrocuted? The first time he started thinking out loud about the shark was at his Ottumwa rally in early October:

https://iowastartingline.com/2023/10/02/trump-went-on-bizarre-rant-about-sharks-lights-in-latest-iowa-event/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-rant-electrocuted-shark-death-b2422145.html

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Oh my. I think there is an island workshop for such entertainers….one that lasts about four years. Somewhere??

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