11. “Why are we talking about this with all these political matters going on in the world?”
I mean, you did agree to come on TV to talk about it….
12. “I’m just saying when you go over there what are we talking about.”
I think Ball means that Trump already being in China means he doesn’t deserve credit for helping free LiAngelo. Emphasis on “think.”
13. “I know exactly what I said. But you buffered it up like you said that you don’t want to say thank you to nobody.”
Er, OK.
14. “I know you’re trying to add tone to it because that’s what you do.”
And now Ball is back to attacking Cuomo! “Tone”!
Read the transcript. I don’t think Cuomo is offering any “tone” at all.
15. “I had some things done, I talked to some people that did some things, too.”
This is my favorite Ball quote of the entire interview. It is unbelievably Trumpian.
16. “If you want something, and you want it, you shouldn’t just go and steal it.”
So, so true. And wise. Wise and true!
17. “You can to Africa and somewhere and do the same thing anywhere you go in someone else’s country, yes, it’s going to be a little deeper than what you thought it was.”
Your guess is as good as mine. Genuinely.
18. “I’m asking you, I’m asking you. Did he do it?”
Cuomo had asked Ball several times if he had paid the bail to get the three UCLA players out of jail. This was the most direct “response” Cuomo got to that question — Ball asking the anchor if Trump paid for the bail. (SPOILER ALERT: He didn’t.)
19. “Why would I hide for nothing?”
I ask myself this question every morning.
20. “It may seem like I’m ducking, but I don’t duck nobody.”
Same.
21. “OK.”
This is Ball’s response to Cuomo’s question of whether Trump helped the UCLA players get out of jail. Amazing.