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Debate Digest: Peter Thiel & Anthony Scaramucci 06/28/24

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

America–and the Squawk team–is digesting the CNN Presidential Debate. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the respective performances of Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, including Democrats’ concerns about President Biden’s stamina. Investor and briefly the Communications Director for President Trump Anthony Scaramucci digests the debate, the future of the Democratic ticket, and what it all means for investors. In Colorado, Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the debate reaction at the Aspen Ideas Festival. He shares comments from legendary entrepreneur and venture capitalist, early Facebook investor, and former GOP donor Peter Thiel. Thiel explains his take on social media, China’s plans for Taiwan, and he makes a surprising call on bitcoin. Eamon Javers - 2:15 Anthony Scaramucci - 15:05 Peter Thiel - 27:48 In this episode: Peter Thiel, @peterthiel Anthony Scaramucci, @Scaramucci Eamon Javers, @EamonJavers Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer today on Squackpot.

0:06.0

He caused this inflation.

0:08.0

I gave him a country with no essentially no inflation.

0:12.0

It was perfect.

0:13.1

It was so good.

0:13.8

All he had to do is leave it alone.

0:15.3

He decimated the economy.

0:17.0

Absolutely decimated the economy.

0:18.9

That's why there was no inflation at the time.

0:21.5

There were no jobs. The CNN presidential debate in the books.

0:25.0

It was heart-wrenching I think. It's just very difficult.

0:28.0

Look, I know so many people who said they just couldn't watch.

0:31.0

Whether today's race remains the race in the aftermath.

0:34.6

See, NBC's Aiman Javers is in DC.

0:36.9

There are Greek tragedy elements to this, right?

0:39.2

I mean, as you look at how this plays out with an aging leader in the chair, declining opportunities to step aside,

0:46.5

trying to hold on to it as long as you can.

0:48.1

We've seen this before.

0:50.3

Investor and brief Trump White House comes, director Anthony Scaramucci weighs in.

0:55.0

You've got the best stock market, best stock market activity, a very decent economy to run on,

1:01.0

but the president in his current state is not capable of selling that to the

1:06.7

American people.

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