Biden: Trump “sows chaos” & “makes things worse”; U.S. hits more than six million COVID cases; WAPO: Trump health advisor is pushing herd immunity strategy despite warnings from Fauci, medical officials; Biden says he hopes to be able to visit Wisconsin as governor tells Trump to stay home;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 31 August 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Trump to visit Wisconsin as he pushes “law and order”; Trump to visit Wisconsin despite governor’s opposition; White House: Trump to visit “hurting Americans” in Wisconsin; Trump strokes chaos, threatens to intervene in “rime infested” cities; Biden: are you safe in Trump’s America?; Biden’s response to Trump’s attacks: do I look like a radical socialist?; Trump calls Biden weak on crime as his own favorability numbers fall; Trump seizes on Portland protest, ignores violence by supporters;
Prominent docs call for independent panel to review vaccines; 8,700+ cases reported at collages in at least 36 states; FDA head says he’s willing to consider COVID vaccine approval before phase three trials are over; Poll: 40% of Americans wouldn’t get COVID vaccine if it existed;
Trump medical advisor denies supporting herd immunity strategy; Former FDA head warn U.S. should not follow Sweden’s model and attempt herd immunity; Fauci: “enormous” death toll is U.S. attempts herd immunity;
Curfew in Kenosha, Wisconsin extended for rest of week; WH: Trump has no plans to meet with Jacob Blake family Tuesday; Police in Portland brace for 95th straight night of protests; Portland police: early 30 arrested Sunday after protest took aim at officers throwing rocks, eggs; Deadly shooting in violent clash between Trump supporters and protesters in Portland;
QAnon supporters join thousands protesting COVID restrictions in Germany; QAnon conspiracy theory: Trump is an “angel” who will rid would of COVID after election; QAnon supporters gather in Germany wearing Trump shirts, MAGA hats during COVID protest; American, Delta, United ditching change fees to encourage travel;
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| 0:00.0 | And welcome to the lead, I'm Pamela Brown, and for Jake Tapper on this Monday, and we begin with the |
| 0:06.4 | 2020 lead and the two visions for the nation. |
| 0:10.4 | This afternoon, Joe Biden calling the Trump presidency, quote, toxic, accusing President Trump of encouraging violence in an attempt to distract from his failed response to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 0:22.0 | He's supposed to be protecting his country, |
| 0:25.0 | but instead he's rooting for chaos and violence. |
| 0:30.0 | The simple truth is, |
| 0:32.0 | Donald Trump failed to protect America. |
| 0:35.0 | So now he's trying to scare America. |
| 0:38.0 | You know what people are afraid of in America? |
| 0:40.0 | They're afraid they're going to get COVID. |
| 0:42.0 | They're afraid they're going to get COVID. They're afraid they're going to get sick and die. |
| 0:44.3 | Franklin Roosevelt told the country. |
| 0:45.8 | Well tomorrow President Trump is heading to Kenosha, Wisconsin despite please from the |
| 0:50.6 | state's governor to stay away, warning the president's mere presence |
| 0:54.2 | will only cause more unrest there. |
| 0:56.7 | Well, President Trump on Twitter, meanwhile, is spanning the flames attempting to make |
| 1:00.5 | law and order his central campaign message and tweeting the only way to stop |
| 1:04.6 | violence and so-called crime-infested cities is with strength as CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports. |
| 1:11.1 | Ignoring pleas from state and local officials, President Trump is pushing ahead with plans to visit |
| 1:18.5 | Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday, turning the latest epicenter of the racial justice movement into a backdrop |
| 1:25.5 | for his campaign's law and order message. |
| 1:28.4 | The president wants to visit hurting Americans. |
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