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For shopkeepers and residents whose neighborhoods were damaged, that footage represents a real event with real costs.

And for politicians facing a presidential election next spring, the unrest has become a test of who can speak to both protester grievances and concerns about public safety.

What I'd like to talk about today is how these protests started, why a movement about schools became entangled with a cost-of-living crisis, and then serious disorder, and what all of this might mean for French politics, especially for Marine Le Pen, the far-right politician who is leading the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron.

All right, let's get back to the show.

As usual, with this sort of thing, there are also rumors about outside forces stoking violence in order to cause disorder, though also as usual, there is no evidence of that in this case as of the day I'm recording this.

Now, that said, it is no surprise wild speculation and conspiracies abound here, because the politics surrounding all of this are especially consequential.

France's presidential election is only months away, after all.

Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the far-right National Rally, was already the first-round frontrunner before the worst weekend of violence.

In other news, President Saul Ramaphosa has received a panel report investigating the circumstances surrounding Iran's Navy participation in the Chinese-led exercise wall of peace held in South African waters earlier this year.

The investigation follows the controversy surrounding Iran's participation, despite Ramaphosa's instruction to withdraw.

Presidency spokesperson Vincent Maguena says the report remains confidential due to national security considerations.

The President will be processing the report and carefully consider its recommendations.

Due to national security considerations, the work of the panel, including the report, remains confidential.

While initially given a strict mandate of one calendar month to finalise their investigation, the panel successfully argued for an extension, presenting evidence that more time was required to properly assess the security breaches and logistical timeline.

Because the investigation touches directly on defence operations, international diplomatic relations and intelligence protocols, the Presidency has noted that the panel's findings remain confidential owing to national security concerns.

Ramaphosa has expressed his gratitude to Ngoep and his team for their dedication and diligence.

The Presidency said Ramaphosa will be processing the report and carefully consider its recommendations.

You have Georgia.

You have the Pick case, the Presidential and Oral Committee.

You have dozens of different actions that are pending.

E. Jean Carroll's case against Trump, as well as others.

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The White House to President Obama is a symbol of America.

It has to be clean.

The columns can't be broken.

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I heard a news thing about some religious guy that met with Trump, and Trump prayed with him and did a video.

So the religious guy complained that El Presidente put that video out as a political maneuver.

You see, I had to wait an hour and a half to go in this...

Imagine Mark Simone having to wait an hour and a half to go in... to meet with the leader of the free world.

I heard a news thing about some religious guy that met with Trump, and Trump prayed with him and did a video.

So the religious guy complained that El Presidente put that video out as a political maneuver.

You see, I had to wait an hour and a half to go in.

Imagine Mark Simone having to wait an hour and a half to go in.