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June Calloway: Good morning. Here is the note left on the desk while you slept. He opened with a long recall of the pandemic era, claiming far more died under Biden and calling Operation Warp Speed a spectacular success. He doubled down on his origin narrative, insisting the virus came from Wuhan, and painted Fauci as a chaotic figure he had to override. "Fauci was largely taken out of play," he wrote, before accusing Biden of turning him into a king. He then turned to sports, mocking Fauci’s first pitch at a game with a photo he posted showing the two men side by side in dark suits. "He was a terrible athlete," he said, calling the throw the worst he has seen. On policy, he urged Senate Republicans to pass a budget resolution before August to fund troops and farmers. He endorsed Amir Hassan for Michigan’s eighth district, listing tax cuts and border security as his main planks. He also congratulated Jay Clayton on his confirmation as Director of National Intelligence. Markets were chopy across the board: SPY moved, QQQ moved, VIXY moved, DJT moved, IWM moved, FXI moved, SMH moved, and crypto swung both ways. No direction, just motion. What to watch today: How the Senate handles that budget resolution before the August recess.

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