Democrats Launch Probe Into Trump's Firing Of State Department Inspector General
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Plus, former President Obama addresses 2020 graduates and says the United States lacks the leadership to fight the pandemic.
This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Heather from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| 0:03.8 | I want to send congratulations out to everyone who is graduating. |
| 0:08.2 | Hala! |
| 0:09.4 | Today is also both my and my husband's birthday. |
| 0:13.4 | At 39, I now am officially too old for homework. |
| 0:18.6 | This podcast was recorded at 140 pm on Monday, the 18th of May. |
| 0:25.0 | Things may have changed since it was recorded. |
| 0:28.0 | Enjoy the show and cheers! |
| 0:32.0 | Woo! |
| 0:35.0 | That's pretty great. |
| 0:37.0 | Congratulations! |
| 0:39.0 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | I'm Tamer Keath, I cover the White House. |
| 0:44.0 | I'm Aisha Rasco, I also cover the White House. |
| 0:46.0 | And I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent. |
| 0:49.0 | And President Trump has a problem with government watch dogs |
| 0:53.0 | and he doesn't really hide it. |
| 0:55.0 | Did I hear the word Inspector General? |
| 0:57.0 | Really? |
| 0:58.0 | Inspector General, and I love the plural Inspector General |
| 1:02.0 | is Inspector General, it's one of those fun plurals. |
| 1:05.0 | They're independent investigators meant to keep government agencies |
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