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From the Right · Watch · October 21, 2026

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Grade B (82/100). Raw Trump and Vance remarks

Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 omission: raw remarks: administration voices only: “[1:58] I will be the arbitrator of all of these decisions.”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Raw cut of Trump and Vance ([1:23] “your tax dollars are being stolen”). Trump's claim to arbitrate awards [1:58] airs with no outside comment.

Agrees: Same 1% commission

Splits: Adds Vance and Trump's role as binding arbitrator

  • Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (unedited remarks)
  • Broken. Rule: assume there is at least one other side ([1:58] I will be the arbitrator of all of these decisions.)

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