Internet Blackout in Iran & Protests in Minneapolis 1/9/26

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) discusses the latest votes in Congress, including extensions of Obamacare subsidies and geopolitics at play in Venezuela. Sen. Hagerty responds to questions about immigration enforcement around the country, as protestors take to the streets in Minneapolis after an ICE officer fatally shot U.S. citizen Renee Good. California’s wealth tax debate has garnered national focus as billionaires spar with lawmakers in the state. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan shares why he’s opposed to a proposed wealth tax, raising concerns about capital flight and sustaining an innovation economy. Plus, Glencore and Rio Tinto are exploring a mega merger that would create the world’s largest mining group, and the Iranian government has restricted phone and internet access as protestors continue to demonstrate across Iran. Sen. Bill Hagerty - 10:57 Mayor Matt Mahan - 27:37 In this episode: Bill Hagerty, @SenatorHagerty Matt Mahan, @MattMahanSJ Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.5	This is Squawk Pod, and I'm CNBC producer Cameron Costa.
0:08.8	On today's episode, in Minneapolis, protesters are in the streets after an ICE officer
0:15.5	shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Good.
0:19.1	Republican Senator Bill Haggerty responds to the resulting questions
0:23.7	about immigration enforcement around the country.
0:26.9	I support whatever it takes to get these people that shouldn't be here out of our country,
0:30.7	period, full stop.
0:31.7	And in Iran, the government has restricted internet and phone access, as thousands of protesters
0:38.8	there have taken to the streets across 100 cities.
0:42.6	President Trump has threatened intervention as the Iranian government cracks down on its population.
0:48.9	It's their business, but I think it would be good for the world and for the Middle East.
0:53.0	For the Iranian people.
0:55.0	Plus, California's wealth tax debate is in national headlines.
0:59.0	Billionaires are sparring with lawmakers and there's a growing wealth gap.
1:04.0	San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on the taxes his city relies on.
1:08.0	Ironically, I think this may ultimately push the burden onto working and middle-class families
1:14.6	as this proposed tax generates capital flight.
1:18.6	Why he opposes the proposal alongside many tech leaders in the state.
1:23.6	I think we ought to ask government to do better before we ask taxpayers to pay more.
1:29.8	It's Friday, January 9th, 2026, and SquawkPod begins right now.
1:36.5	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
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