Amanpour: James Clyburn, Marc Lotter, Cedric L. Alexander and Charlamagne tha God

Amanpour

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🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

People across the U.S. and beyond continue to unite in protest and solidarity over the death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck. Christiane Amanpour is joined by James Clyburn, U.S. House Majority Whip, who is the most senior serving African American congressman and himself grew up during American segregation. Then Marc Lotter, director of strategic communications for Trump 2020, discusses the criticism leveled at President Trump over his handling of the crisis, and the campaign’s re-election strategy. Cedric L. Alexander, former president of the National Organisation of Black Law Enforcement Executives, talks to Christiane about the Minnesota Department of Human Rights’ recently launched investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department’s practices over the last 10 years. And our Michel Martin speaks with Charlamagne tha God, co-host of The Breakfast Club radio show, about his recent interview with Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and America’s original sin. 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	Global solidarity for George Floyd with marches from London to Sydney
0:15.4	joining those in America. I ask House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn
0:20.1	whether this will be the tipping point for America's promise of equality and his lifelong fight for it.
0:26.5	Then, I do not support invoking the Interaction Act.
0:30.0	His defense secretary begs to differ.
0:32.5	So what is the president's end game?
0:35.0	Mark Lodda, director of Strategic Communications for his 2020 campaign, joins me.
0:40.5	Also ahead.
0:41.5	The indispensable need for accountability. We look at the debate on
0:45.6	whether to reform or reorganize America's police departments.
0:49.5	So if Biden wants this election he needs to get his soul right and do right by black people.
0:55.6	Charlemagne the God tells our Michel Martin about that stark warning to the Democrats. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpoor working from home in London.
1:21.0	People have united in solidarity across the world as protests
1:24.8	continue to grip the United States more than a week after George Floyd, an
1:29.9	unarmed black man died with the knee of a white policeman in his neck.
1:34.6	In cities like London and Paris tens of thousands took to the streets to condemn what Pope
1:40.0	Francis calls the sin of racism. Just as former US presidents Barack
1:45.2	Obama and George W Bush break their silence, calling Floyd's death tragic, shocking,
1:50.6	and appealing for unity and the end of systemic racism in the country.
1:55.0	Indeed, despite curfews across major cities in the United States,
2:00.0	from coast to coast on the eighth night peaceful demonstrators took place with only
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