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Laura Coates Live

Electoral College Seals Biden Victory

Laura Coates Live

CNN

News

3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Chris discusses the Electoral College vote as well as Attorney General Bill Barr's early departure from Trump Admin with Michael Smerconish and David Gregory. Then, Chris goes one on one with Dr. Richard Besser on coronavirus vaccine rollout. Chris wraps up the show with Biontech scientist that pioneered the use of mRNA technology to pave the way for Pfizer and Moderna's covid-19 vaccine.  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

Markable indeed, we're making the right kind of history here, making some progress, democracy, and work, and now comes the vaccine, our first good chance to really limit the exposure here.

0:10.8

So Anderson, thank you very much for carrying the coverage. I am Chris Cuomo, welcome to prime time. Big day for our country. You heard Coup, he's right.

0:18.8

And on two of the most important fronts, America's big win in court Friday meant that our democracy could advance today.

0:27.4

And so today, the electoral college met the electors cemented President elect Biden's victory, retrump with threats to stall it amounted to nothing once again.

0:41.0

538 electors from all 50 states and Washington D.C. reaffirming the votes cast by you, more than 150 million Americans.

0:50.8

And with this validation of the victory came the vindication of a leader who wants to actually lead through hard times. His call to common concern, Biden's call to coming together.

1:08.1

What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this democracy. The right to be heard, to have your vote counted, to choose leaders of this nation.

1:19.3

To govern ourselves in America. Politicians don't take power. People grant power to them.

1:29.3

The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish that flame.

1:40.3

It was my sincere hope we never again see anyone subjected to the kind of threats and abuse we saw in this election. It's simply unconscionable.

1:50.3

Even more stunning. 17 Republican attorneys general and 126 Republican members of the Congress actually signed on to a lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas.

2:05.3

Democracy prevailed. We the people voted. Faith in our institutions held the integrity of our elections remains intact.

2:15.3

And now it's time to turn the page as we've done throughout our history. To unite, to heal.

2:22.3

A sense of history and hope gone are the days of history on X and things that seem like they could only come from a dope. Biden was in his strongest voice to date.

2:35.3

Clearing the deck of BS attempts to keep us off course, a promise of a steady hand at the helm and best efforts to focus on getting us to commer C's.

2:45.3

And his call came as the country took another huge step toward getting better we hope. Vaccines started today.

2:54.3

The same day that we passed 300,000 dead, painful reminder of the price we've paid.

3:01.3

Now I know you're used to morbid milestones being ignored by the people in charge, but they are in the past.

3:08.3

Biden today changed course from us versus them to just us. And he did what our leader should do in the face of so many lost. He grieved.

3:21.3

300,000 deaths to do this COVID virus.

3:27.3

My heart goes out to each of you in this dark winter of the pandemic. My heart goes out to all of you who have fallen hard times through no fault of your own unable to sleep at night staring at the ceiling and way down by the worry of what tomorrow will bring for you.

3:45.3

And equally important for your family. But we face difficult times before in our history. I know we'll get through this one, but together. That's how we get through it together.

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