An acquittal, a partisan beef, and a single Senator who defied his party

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🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The impeachment saga is over; President Trump has been acquitted. But the intensifying acrimony between Trump and his Democratic rivals was evident at the State of the Union address. He refused to shake the hand of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. She, in turn, ripped up her copy of his prepared remarks. Now Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who broke the party line Senate trial vote, is drawing the President's scorn. Plus, the Iowa caucus results continue to be shrouded in controversy. Is American democracy broken? CNN senior writer Zach Wolf breaks down a historic week in Washington with CNN political director David Chalian and CNN reporter and producer Marshall Cohen.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	Hey everyone. I'm David Chalien, the CNN political director. I'm in New Hampshire
0:09.0	today preparing for a series of town halls with the leading Democratic presidential candidates.
0:14.4	And I'm Zach Wolf, a senior writer at CNN. I'm in Washington, D.C., covering all things
0:18.8	politics. This is the Daily D.C. impeachment watch.
0:22.5	Zach and I have been hosting this show since impeachment kicked off back in September.
0:26.8	While impeachment may be ending, Zach will talk more about that later.
0:30.6	This podcast is not.
0:32.1	We're going to shift our focus back to politics and 2020.
0:36.6	Today, I want to start off with the Trump side of that
0:40.1	2020 occasion because when he went into the House of Representatives to deliver his State of
0:45.5	the Union message last night, there is little doubt that it was entirely focused on framing
0:53.1	the choice for the American people for his reelection campaign.
0:57.6	And it is quite clear that he is going to try.
1:01.8	Now, I should say his advisors are going to try because we all know when Donald Trump is not just reading from the teleprompter, he tends to focus on other things.
1:09.8	But at least it seems that the Trump campaign's effort to get the, he tends to focus on other things, but at least it seems that
1:11.3	the Trump campaign's effort to get the president to keep the focus on the economy was front
1:16.8	and center last night. Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. Tonight, I stand before you
1:24.7	to share the incredible results.
1:29.1	Jobs are booming.
1:31.0	Incomes are soaring.
1:33.2	Poverty is plummeting.
1:35.4	Crime is falling.
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