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[VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: crimes against the swamp, and when I voted against the big bill, they're picking things out of it to run ads against me right now. Let me give you an example. So the draft version, the first version that passed the House of Representatives, defunded transgender surgery, sex changes, basically, for minors. There was lots of good stuff and lots of bad stuff in that bill, but I voted against it because I said it'll bankrupt the country. But it had that good provision in it. The Senate took the good provision out that defunded sex changes for minors, and then everybody voted for the big, beautiful bill again, except for me, but it had the money for sex change for minors. So because I voted no against both versions, they prefer to use the first version and run ads and say that I voted not to defund sex changes for minors, when in fact, everybody who voted for that damn bill in the end put the money back in for sex changes for minors. What liars. It's a total lie. Who put out that ad saying that? These super PACs. Again, they're not talking, they're taking, they're distorting my record instead of telling you why they're trying to flush me out of Congress. They want to flush me out of Congress because I don't vote for foreign aid.] [VIDEO THUMBNAIL: # Image Analysis ## Description This is a screenshot from "The Tucker Carlson Show" (as indicated by the diamond-shaped logo in the lower right corner). The image shows a man in a dark blazer and white dress shirt speaking into a microphone in what appears to be a studio or office setting. He is gesturing with his hand while speaking. The background shows interior furnishings including what appears to be a lamp and doorway. The man has gray/brown hair and a beard. ## People Identification I can see a man speaking on what appears to be a talk show set, but I cannot reliably identify who this person is based solely on facial features in this image. The show branding ("The Tucker Carlson Show") is visible, but that identifies the program, not necessarily the speaker in this particular screenshot. ## Text Extracted - "THE TUCKER CARLSON SHOW" (visible in diamond-shaped logo in lower right corner) ## Image Type Screenshot from a television broadcast or video interview program. ## Notes This appears to be a professional video interview or talk show segment. Without additional context or identifying information visible in the image itself (such as a name chyron or caption), I cannot definitively identify the speaker. (This is a frame from an attached video. The video itself is PRIMARY SOURCE EVIDENCE for any events, quotes, or actions shown. Captions/subtitles visible in this frame indicate what is said in the video audio.)] The first version of the Big Beautiful Bill defunded sex changes for minors. But the final version that everyone but me voted for, in fact the version that Donald Trump signed, put all of that money back in! https://t.co/XqXEM5DiHS

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