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Talarico ad slams Biden border policy; 2019 clip resurfaces

Fox News reports the ad hits Biden's border record while a 2019 interview shows the Texas Senate hopeful urging a cut to the state's entire eight hundred million dollar budget; the clip is back.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTexas Senate candidate James Talarico has a new ad hitting Joe Biden's border policies, and Fox News reports that a 2019 interview shows him calling to slash the state's entire eight hundred million dollar budget.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTamsin Boddington, a lifestyle creator in Austin, has built a sponsored morning routine around this. Tamsin, thanks for being here. What is the routine?

  3. Tamsin BoddingtonHank, it's called the Border Brew. Step one, you watch the ad with warm lemon water. Step two, you spritz Budget Mist. Use code TEXAS-BLUE-NINE-NINE.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the ad is step one. What is step two, the part where he said cut eight hundred million dollars?

  5. Tamsin BoddingtonWe skip that step, Hank. It's a cleanse. Swipe up for the full routine. Wait, is it up? It's up. Mostly up.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe interview is from two thousand nineteen, and you can't skip a clip by spraying lavender at it. But you didn't answer the question.

  7. Tamsin BoddingtonBudget Mist is calming, Hank. And honestly, the cut is eight hundred million off, which is exactly what my code gives you. TEXAS-BLUE-NINE-NINE-X.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOff what?

  9. Tamsin BoddingtonOff everything! Swipe up. No, the other up. Please stop looking at my kitchen, it is a safe space.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me ask you about the ad itself. Did you watch all of it, or just the part with the lemon water?

  11. Tamsin BoddingtonI watched the first nine seconds, and they were very moving. Also, I have never voted in Texas, but I vote with my wellness.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'm trying your code. Texas-blue-nine-nine-x. The page says invalid.

  13. Tamsin BoddingtonThat's the final step, Hank. Acceptance. Spritz.

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