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Is there anything that Donald Trump can't ruin by attaching his face to it?

Find out in this week's episode of "Donald Trump is Making

the World Worse." I think you can guess what the answer to this original question is going to be.

Of course, Donald Trump can make something worse just, just by attaching his face and his name to it.

And it's funny

because it seems like the thing Donald Trump loves to do the most is attach his name and face to things.

so bad, that name is so

poisonous that face is so droopy from his last stroke

and his dementia and his poor eating habits that he is even able to To shut down an airport.

Yes, all hell has broken loose with air travel

and it is a different reason from previously in this horribly dangerous Trump administration.

We are going to get into it all.

Why people are pissed, why everyone hates Trump, why it's really fucking funny.

We're going to get into it, but it does start with the context of the airport that Donald Trump is causing problems with.

And you won't be surprised to hear this, it's one, that he used your money to put his name on.

Fresh off the NATO summit this week, Donald Trump has plunged America back into a war with Iran.

Gas prices are once again on the rise.

Inflation is still way too high.

Oh, and today, home prices in the United States hit an all -time high.

So that's a lot going on.

Don't worry everyone, because the Trump administration and his crack economic team are on the case.

They're hard at work, clearly.

In fact, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson rushed back from the NATO summit, flew directly to Tennessee to handle one of those top priorities in this country.

We gather along one of the great highways that binds our nation from coast to coast.

Now, above the waters of Lake Douglas, the name of the president who puts the American people first.

There is no one, no one more deserving of it, than Donald J.

Trump.

from-- this day forward Every driver that encounters this bridge will see that it bears his name.

- Yep, that was Treasury Secretary Scott Buston today, dedicating a bridge in Tennessee to his boss, Donald Trump.

And honestly, even calling it a bridge is kind of generous for

that humble stretch of infrastructure you see there right on your screen.

But those kind of ego -stroking tributes really do seem to be the number one priority for Trump

and his allies these days.

Their focus seems to be slapping his name on everything they can get their hands on.

And that little bridge in Tennessee wasn't the only thing that got branded with the Trump name today,

because today the name of the Palm Beach Airport was officially changed to the President Donald J.

Trump International Airport.

Now, Typically, lawmakers wait until a president is out of office before dedicating an airport to them.

There are other presidents who have airports dedicated to them.

But I guess giving Trump his own special airport was a priority in making him feel like a special boy

while he's in office.

It's not really a surprise, though, that some passengers, well, or less than thrilled.

Thank you.

I think it's patently absurd

that we're spending taxpayer money to rename an airport after a criminal that's sitting in the White House.

I resent that we have to have every institution in this country being named after Donald Trump.

I think it's ridiculous.

I think the efforts and the funds are better spent helping people than glorifying the president.

a lot of other bad things.

I do not like it at all.

And a lot of other bad things.

I love that part.

Now, despite all of the crises facing this country, many of them Trump's own making, he is the president after all.

He's made it clear that the thing he cares about most are his own vanity projects.

putting his name on buildings building himself a new ballroom spending all his time

and your money on gaudy overpriced

and unnecessary beautification projects in washington dc no detail is too small okay

so um that was pretty stupid

that was pretty dumb he knows people can't actually i'm going to take

that back he doesn't know that people can't eat right now

that they can't buy homes that they can't get gas he doesn't care And that's the whole point, right?

That is the whole point that he doesn't care.

Donald Trump hates his supporters more than anyone else.

Donald Trump might hate his supporters more than you and I do.

Like, I hate them.

They have ruined this country.

But Donald Trump steals from them.

Donald Trump pushes them into poverty.

Donald Trump closes down their hospital, takes away their SNAP benefits.

Donald Trump sends them out to the great American state fair to die in the heat.

Donald Trump really hates his supporters the state.

And people really hate Donald Trump right now,

so much so that just putting his name Putting his name while he's still alive and still in office,

which is just the display of narcissism that we've come to expect from this man.

But putting his name on the airport has caused...

So many problems that this story is now getting national attention.

I want to get into it all.

I want to make fun of Trump after.

I hope you stick around for that.

But let's talk about this nonsense.

Airline reacts to passenger boycott of Trump Airport.

The airline has an update for flyers who'd rather steer clear of President Donald J.

Trump International Airport.

I don't think anyone's going to be calling it that.

miracle is reportedly preparing to allow passengers free flight changes if they'd rather not pass through President Donald J.

Trump International Airport.

You heard that correctly.

Donald Trump is so unpopular that a private company, an airline, is giving shit away for free as flights continue to get more expensive.

That is wild.

The airport formerly known as Palm Beach International Airport, which I'm sure is what people will continue to call it,

was officially renamed in honor and dishonor of the 80 -year -old president last week,

White House for a second term in January 2025.

For travelers who'd prefer to steer clear of the newly rebranded airport,

United plans to offer complimentary flight changes to nearby Fort Lauderdale or Miami,

according to an internal memo obtained by Live and Let's Fly.

The airline would allow eligible passengers to switch airports without paying typical change fees,

giving anti -Trump flyers an easy off -ramp.

Again, a private company is doing this.

That is wild.

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While airlines don't normally let passengers change destinations for free just because they dislike an airport's name,

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United Airlines appears to see this renaming as controversial enough to make an exception according to Live and Let's Fly.

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If a customer does not want to fly to the airport,

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use your empowerment to offer acceptable The memo circulated to reservation agents reportedly reads,

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the internal memo gives reservation agents a suggested response.

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This is happening so much they have a suggested response.

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This is hysterical that they can send to frustrated passengers.

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"I understand that you rather not fly to this airport anymore.

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This is truly hysterical.

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We can look at a nearby airport like Fort Lauderdale or Miami instead.

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Is that an acceptable alternative?

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According to Live and Let's Fly, agents are then instructed to process the change as an even exchange.

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The Daily Beast has contacted United Airlines and the White House for comment.

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Since returning to office, Donald Trump has been determined to immortalize himself.

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Through buildings, institutions, and government symbols, branding everything from federal buildings and monuments to limited -edition passports

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and even commemorative U .S coins with his name and disgusting likeness.

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The airport said the rebrand to President Donald J.

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Trump International Airport came with a $5 .5 million price tag that we are paying for.

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The move is a tribute to Trump's adopted home state of Florida, home to the president's Mar -a -Lago resort.

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Since the rebrand, the airport's social media pages have been flooded with negative comments, and many furious flyers have suggested they will boycott the airport altogether.

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100 ,000 million years.

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Use this airport ever again.

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One Instagram commenter wrote last week responding to the pages announcement that a brand transition was in progress.

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One person wrote flying out of Fort Lauderdale next week.

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Thanks, while another warned, watch the dip in passenger numbers.

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Notice obtained complaints directed to the airport's online contact form during

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the first five days after the rebranding via a Florida Public Records Act request.

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A recurring theme in the messages was a vow to boycott the airport entirely.

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Another quipped, hopefully you'll have plenty of airbags to catch the barf from people as they drive up.

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A woman identifying herself as Dawn asked, How do we continue to get on our knees for such a narcissistic criminal so -called president?

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President Trump is focused on saving our country, not garnering recognition, the White House spokesperson said in a statement.

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That is just ridiculous.

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However, given his vast accomplishments, of which they cannot list, including signing the largest tax cut in history for billionaires,

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securing the border , restoring peace through strength, we're at war, and more, it is natural that local officials

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and other great patriots want to recognize the president's incredible work on behalf of the American people.

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What horseshit.

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That was a bit of a long read.

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But my God, the narcissism of this man is truly off the charts.

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And this is one of the stupidest things that he has ever done.

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It is also one of the funniest considering how badly, badly, badly it is blown up in his face.

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I have said this a million times, and maybe I am doing it to cope with myself, or maybe I'm doing it just because I want to,

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I want to relay it to you.

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Um, you don't have Trump derangement syndrome.

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Right?

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Leaving a nasty comment, as you should, on the Instagram account of this newly renamed airport, does not make you a deranged person.

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Do you know what makes you a deranged person?

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Renaming an airport after yourself with five and a half million dollars.

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of taxpayer money.

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That is deranged.

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That is true Trump derangement syndrome.

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And it is the only kind that we will recognize on this show because it is just bonkers.

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But this is what Trump's doing.

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It's also a really clear sign that he doesn't have any faith that Republicans actually like him.

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Like there is no love in this relationship.

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It is just based on fear and a cult.

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Like if Donald Trump truly believed, If he really truly believed that he would be immortalized for his incredible achievements, he would think some Republican

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President in the future would do it

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but clearly Donald Trump is hedging his bets and saying either there's never gonna be another Republican president, you know, and inshallah.

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Or, or any things that like, they'll just hate him as the rest of the country will, because why wouldn't we hate Donald Trump?

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He's the worst fucking president we've ever had.

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and he puts his face everywhere and makes us hate him more so A lot to unpack here,

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but the fact that Donald Trump can literally shut down an airport and allow, or not allow,

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but force a private company into giving away free flight changes is truly some incredible levels of everybody fucking can't stand you.

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Like that is historic proportions of everybody hates your guts.

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And that is just funny.

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And he deserves to be mocked.

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He deserves to feel bad.

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We will call him out every single day on this show.

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leave a nasty Instagram comment if it'll make you feel better.

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send a form complaining, do not fly into that airport, Take it as a small win.

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It's just truly embarrassing.

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It's embarrassing.

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He is an 80 -year -old dementia -addled nursing home patient in the White House.

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with billions of dollars he's stolen from us, and it is still more, more, more.

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And that is what these people do.

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Do you know what?

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One day it's going to come back to get them.

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One day, people like you and me are going to have a lot more power over this whole thing.

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And he's going to jail.

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The idiot kids are going to jail.

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The cabinet's going to jail.

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The Republicans who allowed this to happen are going to jail.

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And you know what?

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We'll name the jail after you.

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You can have that, okay?

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You can have the jail.

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We'll name the jail.

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That is a proper...

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That is a proper honoring of Donald Trump.

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My God, just what a loser.

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I just truly don't know what to say.

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I'm at a loss for words.

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But we're going to keep on calling him out, even when it's ridiculous.

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And if you want to support that, as always, you can hit that subscribe button.

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Leave a like on this video.

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If you stuck around in the end, drop a blue heart in the comments.

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Keep on fighting y 'all.

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Don't let him silence you.

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Until next time.

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I'll see you soon.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 199 sentences and 2248 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:06. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
passenger noun	/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
airline noun	/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/	A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
ridiculous adjective	/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/	Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
badly adverb	/ˈbæd.li/	In a bad manner.
priority noun	/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/	An item's relative importance.
supporter noun	/səˈpɔɹ.tɚ/	A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
boycott noun	/ˈbɔɪkɑt/	The act of boycotting.
memo noun	/ˈmɛməʊ̯/	A short note; a memorandum.
attach verb	/əˈtæt͡ʃ/	To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
flyer noun	/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/	That which flies, as a bird or insect.
newly adverb	/ˈnuli/	Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
steal verb	/stiːl/	To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
obtain verb	/əbˈteɪn/	To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
ruin noun	/ˈɹuː.ɪn/	The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
summit noun	/ˈsʌmɪt/	The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
shut down verb		To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
close down verb	/kləʊzˈdaʊn/	To stop trading as a business.
drive up verb		To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.
give away verb		To make a gift of (something).
pass through verb		To go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another.
take away verb	/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/	To remove something and put it in a different place.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has broken · has plunged · have ruined
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are pissed · being named · are then instructed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, thrill /θɹɪl/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, dementia /dɪˈmɛnʃə/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/
Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, acceptable /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like passenger, airline, ridiculous.

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