As U.S. deaths near 200,000, Trump claims there will be enough vaccines for all Americans

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Amid growing concerns that he's politicizing the virus, President Trump claims that there will be enough vaccines for all Americans by April. With 30 states moving in the wrong direction for new cases, the CDC reverses it's previous guidance on asymptomatic testing after a firestorm of criticism. Trump doubles down on his attacks of the FBI Director for calling out Russian election interference. DOJ officials: Barr speech criticizing members of his department and comparing COVID lockdowns to slavery was "deep blow to morale". Barr doubles down on possible use of rare law to charge violent protesters. 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	This is CNN breaking news.
0:09.8	We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
0:12.7	I'm Wilf Blitzer in the situation room.
0:14.6	Tonight President Trump is again trying to hype hopes for an end to the coronavirus,
0:19.1	as the US death toll nears the truly gut-wrenching number of 200,000.
0:25.0	There are new signs that the country is again moving in the wrong direction,
0:28.8	with the rate of new cases now trending up in 30 states and against that backdrop the president is
0:35.2	claiming that a coronavirus vaccine will be available to everyone here in the
0:40.1	United States who wants one by April of next year as he faces growing
0:44.9	accusations that he's trying to politicize the virus on the eve of the election.
0:49.7	The Centers for Disease Control just reversed a move that raised a lot, a lot of red flags.
0:55.9	The CDC rolling back testing guidance that according to our sources, sidesteps, the Center's
1:01.5	scientific review process.
1:03.2	And this hour, we're seeing more evidence of President Trump's efforts to undermine
1:07.6	health experts at supporters, are gathering for a rally in Minnesota with no sign of social distancing and very few masks.
1:17.0	Let's first go to our chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta.
1:20.0	Jim Acosta, Jim, the president
1:23.6	he's putting a lot of stock in a vaccine that hasn't even been approved yet.
1:26.4	That's right well president Trump trying to reassure pandemic weary Americans today that
1:30.3	his administration is making progress and its plans to
1:33.2	distribute the coronavirus vaccine to every American as soon as possible.
1:36.7	Today the president predicted that there will be enough doses of the vaccine
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