Dionne: The way he did it was kind of, you know, to me,you're in the media, oh, well, that's the way it goes. You'd better suck it up,. But it certainly was pretty abrupt. Most of the money had already been spent, ya, ye. These anchors aren't ober drivers. Now you're goin their money, ye? They wa ratheri that's be rat. I think he just needed to do a flex on on for wall street, like, i'm in charge. I can cut things. Look what i just did, and give him some breathing space.
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