Interview with Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui; Interview with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah; Interview with Transportation Secretary-designate Pete Buttigieg; Interview with former CISA Director Chris Krebs.

State of the Union

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🗓️ 20 December 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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First, Jake talks with Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui on the latest efforts to distribute the coronavirus vaccine. Then, Jake interviews Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on negotiations for a coronavirus relief bill in Congress and the Trump administration’s response to the cyberattack. Next, Jake asks Transportation Secretary-designate Pete Buttigieg about his priorities in a Biden administration. Finally, Jake talks with former CISA Director Chris Krebs about who is responsible for the cyberattack against the United States. 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	Dose of hope as the FDA approves a second coronavirus vaccine Americans line up.
0:11.2	History will record that this week was the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
0:16.0	As cases, hospitalizations and deaths climb to record highs, Congress is on the brink of a deal for some relief,
0:22.3	but how bad will it get before it gets better?
0:24.6	Operation Warpspeed Chief Scientist Dr. Moncef Sloughy joins me to discuss.
0:29.6	And conspiracy in the Oval Office?
0:32.2	President Trump reportedly discusses with disgraced former General Michael Flynn
0:35.9	declaring martial law to force new elections in states that Biden won.
0:41.9	How scared should we be?
0:43.5	Republican Senator Mitt Romney
0:45.1	and potential new Biden cabinet official
0:47.2	Pete Budajevj join us.
0:48.9	Plus, active war, the US scrambles
0:51.3	to respond to a sweeping cyber attack linked to Russia.
0:54.6	This is a massive hack of our national security infrastructure.
0:58.8	Why is President Trump blaming someone other than Putin?
1:02.0	I'll talk exclusively to former top cyber security official Chris Krebs. Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington where the state of our union is frankly
1:16.6	appalled for anyone wondering just how much damage an outgoing president can
1:21.6	do in the final month in office.
1:24.6	We're beginning to get something of an idea.
1:27.0	On Friday in the Oval Office, the president reportedly discussed with disgraced pardon
1:30.8	former General Michael Flynn.
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