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A Problem You Have To Solve

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4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week on Rubicon: Brian Beutler talks to MSNBC's Chris Hayes about Biden's COVID plan, the parts of the plan that will be hardest to execute (spoiler alert: vaccines!), and how to recalibrate our criticism for a president who finally takes the pandemic seriously. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/rubicon. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com.

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0:00.0

President Biden is setting optimistic new vaccine goals to fight the coronavirus.

0:07.0

He now says anyone who wants a shot may be able to get one this spring.

0:11.0

Have you noticed something different about the sounds coming out of

0:13.4

your TV when you turn on the news recently? And to mobilize more medical teams to

0:17.7

get shots in people's arms. Something a bit more serious compassionate

0:23.4

honest keep the faith we're gonna get this done

0:26.3

we're and I'll always love it with you about the state of affairs thank you

0:29.8

uh new tone if you will if you haven't you should probably get your ears

0:34.3

checked the transition between president Trump and president Biden one most

0:39.6

famous for his selfishness and cruelty the other for his

0:43.0

empathy and experience has been starker than any since the dawn of

0:46.3

broadcast media.

0:48.4

The former banned transgender Americans from military service

0:51.6

by tweet while binge watching Fox News. The latter

0:55.8

repeal the ban. Trump bullied a teenage climate change activist. Biden listened to her and rejoined the Paris

1:04.4

climate accord. But most drawing of all has been the shift from a president who

1:08.6

lied about and intentionally exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic to one who is made defeating the virus his top priority.

1:16.4

Less of this...

1:17.4

Like a herd mentality, it's going to be...

1:19.2

And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, and then I see the disinfectant and is

1:23.9

there a way we can do something like that by injection and more of this.

1:29.1

We're working to make vaccines available with thousands of local pharmacies beginning in early February.

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