Assad’s Fall in Syria & the Online Reaction to an Executive’s Murder 12/09/24

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🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Rebel forces led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham overtook Damascus, prompting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and seek refuge in Russia. NBC’s Raf Sanchez joins from the Golan Heights border with the latest developments in Syria. Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman explains what the Assad’s fall could mean for politics in the Middle East and beyond. Next, the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked security concerns for corporate leaders, as well as a surge of outrage online, as Americans seethe over denied insurance claims. Partnership for New York President Kathy Wylde says the reaction online is almost worse than the killing itself. Plus, TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the U.S., and Juan Soto signed an historic contract with the Mets. Eamon Javers - 02:46 Raf Sanchez - 12:17 Michael Froman - 17:36 Kathy Wylde - 25:47 In this episode: Kathy Wylde, @Partnership4NYC Eamon Javers, @EamonJavers Raf Sanchez, @rafsanchez Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Change underway in Syria.
0:11.0	NBC's Ralph Sanchez is on the Golan Heights border, reporting on the group that toppled the 50-year reign of the Al-Assad family.
0:19.0	In some ways, this is kind of an interesting experimental
0:22.6	rerun of the Arab Spring from 2011. What it tells us about the balance of power globally
0:28.8	with Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Frommon. It's a big loss for Russia, Iran,
0:34.2	and his goal of the three parties who are really propping up the Assad regime.
0:38.4	And it demonstrates their weekend state their weakened the capability of supporting him.
0:43.3	And a fatal shooting of a health insurance executive has exposed public anger at corporate leaders.
0:49.0	It could be generic. Anyone who, you know, who gets paid $20 million a year, you could be mad at, I guess.
0:55.5	The partnership for New York's head, Kathy Wilde, she manages a collective of private sector CEOs and execs, joins us on the threats.
1:03.2	Nobody wants to feel this vulnerable.
1:07.5	Plus, TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the U.S.
1:11.2	And the Mets scoring a 15-year contract with Juan Soto, and it'll only cost him $765 million.
1:18.4	Sometimes big contracts pay off.
1:19.8	Sometimes they don't.
1:21.7	All that and much more today.
1:23.9	It's Monday, December 9th, 2024.
1:26.6	Squawk Pod begins right now. Stand Becky by in December 9th, 2024. Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:29.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cue, please.
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