The following is an edited transcript of an interview between Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro and former President Donald Trump on The Ben Shapiro Show.
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BEN SHAPIRO: President Donald Trump, Mr. President, it’s an honor to have you on the line. Thanks so much for joining the show, really appreciate it.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, very good, Ben. How are you doing?
SHAPIRO: Thank God, doing well. I want to start by asking you, Mr. President, what you’re hearing on the ground from North Carolina. You’ve really been criticizing the Biden-Harris administration for their response to the fallout from Hurricane Helene. You’ve obviously been on the ground in places like Georgia. What are you hearing on the ground in North Carolina?
TRUMP: Well, I was in North Carolina and I got a pretty good dose because they asked me if I could help them with Elon Musk, who’s a friend of…
