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I had to hire an electrician to deal with some ground fault control stuff to be up to code

so we can get our new dishwasher installed. Very exciting. That's actually, that stuff's actually

easy to do yourself. I'm not

going to mess with electricity. Yeah, exactly. I'm not going to, well, like, electricity and also plumbing.

I'm more apt to try something with plumbing than I am electricity. Really? Okay. See, I will not

hook something like that out. I'm not likely to try something with plumbing, but I'm saying I'd be more game to

try because it probably can't kill me.

Okay. I'd be more game to try because it probably can't kill me. Hello and welcome to the 538 politics podcast. I'm Nathaniel Rakeach, and yes, I am once again sitting in for Galen Drook, but don't worry, he'll be back from vacation later this week.

Last week, we said goodbye to a president, as Jimmy Carter was laid to rest with funeral services in Washington, D.C. and Plains, Georgia.

Next week, we'll say hello to a new president, or should I say, an old president, as Donald Trump takes the oath of office

and reassumed the role of commander-in-chief. So today, we'll be looking both forward to a future

presidency and back on a past one. Here to do that with me are senior politics reporter Monica

Potts. Monica, welcome back to the podcast. It's been a while.

Hi, Nathaniel. Thanks for having me. Also joining us is senior elections analyst Jeffrey. Jeffrey,

happy new year. Happy New Year to you. After Trump was re-elected, I think it was fair to expect to

return to some controversial policies, some more outrageous comments, and some of the nonstop news cycles that marked his first term.

But one thing most people didn't have on their bingo cards was a new era of American expansionism, at least if you take Trump's recent comments literally.

In recent weeks, Trump has re-upped his calls from 2019 for the U.S. to take Greenland from Denmark.

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