Amanpour: Gretchen Whitmer, David Byrne, Fran Drescher

Amanpour

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🗓️ 6 February 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic Governor for Michigan, joins Christiane Amanpour as the Senate is set to acquit President Donald Trump in his historic impeachment trial. They discuss his theatrical and divisive ninety-minute State of the Union address on Tuesday and the key issues that the Dems are focused on going into the 2020 race. David Byrne, the musician best known for his band "Talking Heads," explains his new Broadway show "David Byrne's American Utopia" which is a tribute to the quirky, complicated America as seen through his eyes. Our Ana Cabrera sits down with actress Fran Drescher to talk about her iconic role as Fran Fine is nineties sitcom "The Nanny" as well as her new show "Indebted" on NBC. She also speaks candidly about her battle with uterine cancer, her sexual assault and the importance of healthcare.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, Poverty is plummeting.
0:15.0	Trump touts a booming economy in his State of the Union address.
0:19.0	Responding for the Democrats, the Governor of Michigan tells me,
0:22.0	that is not what she's seeing in her swing
0:24.9	state.
0:25.9	Then a different tape.
0:31.6	David Burns American Utopia. I speak to the former talking heads frontman about his Broadway hit and his incredible career.
0:40.0	Plus, we're coming out as broke.
0:43.0	We're here, we're broke.
0:46.0	Get used to it.
0:47.0	America's favorite nanny Fran Dresher returns in the new sitcom Indetic. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina, I'm poor in New York.
1:09.2	The President's Senate impeachment trial is nearly over and Trump celebrated the night before
1:14.8	with a triumphal state of the Union address come re-election rally.
1:19.2	Claiming the end of American decline, Trump took credit for delivering a blue-collar boom.
1:24.4	Take a listen.
1:25.4	Since my election we have created 7 million new jobs
1:30.6	5 million more than government experts projected during the previous administration. The unemployment rate is the lowest in over half a century.
1:55.0	And very incredibly, the average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our
2:06.6	country. Now the nearly 90-minute address was peppered with divisive talk and actions,
2:14.4	starting with President Trump refusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's handshake
2:19.2	and ending with her tearing up a copy of his speech immediately after it was over.
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