Biden meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at White House; One-on-One with U.S. Surgeon General; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump allegedly to discuss 2022; CNN visits Louisiana hospital with most covid patients in the state

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 15 July 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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WH takes on misinformation as vaccinations drop & cases rise; Surgeon General: Misinformation a serious public health threat; Millions of families receive first child tax credit payments; CNN: WH to fight back aggressively in vaccine disinformation war; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump at his golf course before attending White House dinner; Gen. Milley called Trump "The classic authoritarian leader with nothin to lose,' new book claims; Gen. Milley accused Trump of spreading rhetoric similar to Hitler, new book alleges; Trump: "If I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley"; Surgeon General: kids are depending on us to get vaccinated; Louisiana sees 4th covid surge, almost 2k cases recorded in one day; Delta variant surges through Louisiana, where only 36% of residents are fully vaccinated; Louisiana doctor: 99% of covid patients coming in are unvaccinated; In rare interview, Justice Breyer talks possible retirement; Breyer says he's gratfied with new seniority status on bench; Justice Breyer tells CNN he hasn't decided when he'll retire; "Jerusalem: City of faith and fury" debuts Sunday 10pm ET/PT 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	For once, having a kid is good for your bank account.
0:05.5	The lead starts right now.
0:07.7	President Biden saying it can be life-changing for many families, the much anticipated child
0:12.6	tax credit that passed Congress in March hits bank accounts today and just in the nick
0:17.8	of time as the cost of living sores.
0:21.4	The Biden White House firing back against vaccine lives and conspiracy theories as CNN visits
0:25.9	a hospital where younger sicker patients are gasping through an entirely preventable
0:31.0	fourth wave.
0:32.4	And speaking of fountains of misinformation, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy meets
0:37.0	with former president Trump today to kiss his ring before McCarthy decides who to put
0:42.6	on the Select House Committee to investigate that mega-riot.
0:51.3	Welcome to the lead-unjected app where we begin today with the politics lead any moment
0:54.7	we expect President Joe Biden to hold a news conference along with German Chancellor
0:58.7	Angela Merkel, who's visiting the White House for likely her last time after 15 years
1:04.7	at the helm and while this is expected to be a publicly-friendly exchange Biden plans
1:09.6	to bring up some issues related to China as well as the controversial Russian pipeline,
1:14.7	while Merkel will likely be looking for clarity about Biden's plans for Afghanistan given
1:19.0	the almost complete withdrawal of U.S. troops and the recent successes of the Taliban.
1:24.4	The same time the White House today is fighting a different kind of war, one against misinformation
1:28.4	and the coronavirus.
1:29.4	Speaking today, at the White House press briefing, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Morthy said,
1:34.2	quote, health misinformation has cost us lives, unquote.
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