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Trump's Press Secretary Out in a Week: Promo Code Outlasts Her

Trump's new press secretary out after less than week. The whole segment, as it aired. Guests who wandered in, and the anchors who let them.

On air
Hank Ledger, with Zephyr Lundqvist (Founder, The Brief Hours Method)
Aired
on BBN Tonight
Length
1:33
“Then your code has now outlasted her job before it even exists.”
Hank Ledger, BBN

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Transcript

What BBN said on air. Comedy, with fictional anchors.

  1. Hank LedgerKatie Zacharia was pushed out as White House press secretary on Friday, less than a week into the job, after a series of blunders.

  2. Hank LedgerZephyr Lundqvist has turned that week into a morning routine. Zephyr, thanks for being here.

  3. Zephyr LundqvistThanks, Hank. It's called The Brief Hours Method: five sunrises, five steps, one copper tongue scraper, which I call my press pass.

  4. Zephyr LundqvistUse code BRIEFING at checkout.

  5. Hank LedgerSo what does day one of a press secretary's morning look like?

  6. Zephyr LundqvistDay one is warm lemon water and a confident smile. Day two is a podium stretch.

  7. Zephyr LundqvistDay five is releasing attachment to your desk, which is why the whole routine pairs so well with being let go.

  8. Hank LedgerReleasing attachment. She had that desk for less than a week, so the attachment was a short one.

  9. Zephyr LundqvistExactly, and that's what my subscribers love. Ninety seconds of journaling, then you wait for the call. Use code BRIEFING.

  10. Hank LedgerI tried that code on your website during the break. It says the code is invalid.

  11. Zephyr LundqvistIt's not active yet. It's in a soft launch, Hank. The code is, let's say, between roles.

  12. Hank LedgerBetween roles. Did you ever work in a White House, Zephyr?

  13. Zephyr LundqvistI worked near the idea of one. I watched a lot of coverage, in a robe, and the robe is also available. Use code BRIEFING.

  14. Hank LedgerSo the routine is built from headlines, the code is not active, and the only thing real is the tongue scraper.

  15. Zephyr LundqvistIt's a very real tongue scraper. And the code goes live Monday, I promise, which is the day she'd have started week two.

  16. Hank LedgerThen your code has now outlasted her job before it even exists.

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