Donald Trump closes out April with 73 interviews by our count... beating last month's 62. Way back at #3 is Oct. '18 @ 35.
The trend of brief phoners continues. Only 8 (10.94%) had had a public recording or transcript.
Data and leaderboards by reporter and outlet below.
We'd like to point out it ain't just the Simpsons that predict the future. Garry Trudeau prognosticated this in Doonesbury 14,146 days (~38.6 years) ago. š¤Æ
Source: cqrc.al/doonesbury-19870918
Brought to you by an early morning in the Fact Cave a triple espresso...
Okay, not our normal thing, but we got tired in the Fact Cave of waiting for someone to translate the Russian on the boot screen of Mars 94 at the end of For All Mankind when they jumped to 2020ā¦
Via our bot buddiesā¦
Full proofread transcript and analysis of the 41 minute, 38 second interview between Sean Hannity and Donald Trump at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing.
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So the Fact Cave is on Beijing time for a couple of days. Two points:
a) We did not have "Thucydides Trap" ("äæ®ęåŗå¾·é·é±") on our bingo card/Poly/Kalshi.
b) Whatever that interpreter is earning, double her pay for nailing the translation.
Transcript: f2.link/dt260513
NEW: Itās a familiar pattern: Trump announces a new policy on Truth Social. News alerts are sent out. Lawmakers issue statements. Furor ensues.
And then ... nothing.
In todayās newsletter, I investigate: how often do Trump policies announced on social media actually happen?
Without apology, we laughed our tushes off in the Fact Cave.
If you can't laugh at The Onion regardless of politics, that's on you, folks š
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So as a photographer, we're great data people. As a videographer, we're awesome writers. Here's the best of the images and videos we have. Photos of Cole All
Weāre actually happy folks are asking for confirmation of the video source.
Confirmed it was shot by Bill Frischling / CQ Roll Call. Screenshot of the iPhone exif⦠can send the raw with exif.
Iām in the hallway outside the ballroom running video. A secret service member just reported āblueā and gunman down walking by me. Folks outside prob know more than we do here.