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No, people that get flustered or that aren't practiced at speaking talk like that.

Basic speech trick is pausing for a second, thinking through your answer, and then giving it carefully. This gives you time to avoid null words and ums and false starts.

If you're the POTUS, I'd be more than happy to give you a little time to think over your answers about surveillance questions before you bumble through them.




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