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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Biden & top congressional leaders meet as U.S. nears default

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

President Biden just cancelled the second part of his overseas trip. Is this a sign that the debt ceiling negotiations are going poorly? Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins to answer if Republicans have specified where spending cuts would occur. Plus, he’s known for pushing Kremlin propaganda. But, now the head of the Wagner Group is claiming a U.S. citizen was killed in the battle for Bakhmut. Was he correct? Also, congressional testimony today calling to regulate artificial intelligence amid fears that malicious actors will use this technology to commit fraud on a global scale. 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 just and President Biden just canceled the second part of his overseas trip.

0:06.3

Is that a sign that the debt ceiling negotiations are going poorly?

0:10.4

The lead starts right now.

0:12.8

Is the United States?

0:14.3

Are you and I just weeks away from an an economic catastrophe?

0:19.2

Round two of negotiations at the White House are wrapping up right now as President Biden

0:23.3

Speaker Kevin McCarthy are trying to reach a debt limit deal but not finding it easy

0:28.0

plus.

0:29.1

He's known for pushing a Kremlin propaganda and now you have Gennie Pregosian the head

0:33.2

of the Russian mercenary group of Wagner is claiming that a U.S. citizen, another one,

0:38.5

was killed.

0:39.5

And the battle for Bhakamut is he telling the truth.

0:44.2

While the U.S., by the way, is acknowledging Russian strikes in Ukraine are hitting and

0:48.4

hit an American-made Patriot missile defense system.

0:51.2

Testimony today, calling to regulate artificial intelligence, fears that malicious actors

0:56.6

will use this amazing technology to commit fraud on a global scale.

1:07.7

Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper and we're going to start today with our money lead

1:10.3

with just hours before he heads overseas President Biden's trip on the world stage has already

1:16.2

been cut short.

1:17.2

A source is telling CNN that the White House has canceled the second leg of the tour

1:22.2

to Australia to pop a new Gennie which the President was scheduled to visit after the

1:26.5

G7 later this week in Japan.

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