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Laura Coates Live

Interview with Rep Ro Khanna

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

First, Chris goes one on one with Bernie Sander's 2020 Co-Chair, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) to discuss the 2020 stakes. Chris then continues that discussion with Paul Begala and Ana Navarro in "The Great Debate." Next, Chris heads to the Magic Wall to fact check President Trump's attempts to rewrite his Charlottesville comments. Chris wraps up the show with Rob Astorino and Steve Cortes and a Closing Argument on Trump's scaremongering tactics.

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0:00.0

I am not one of many. I am the one and only. That is what I took from Joe Biden's message

0:08.1

today. He was talking about taking on Trump, one on one, mano a mano. And the president seems

0:15.6

to have taken the bait on Twitter at least. Today, he gave the former VP, who held his first

0:20.5

major campaign rally, a big turbo boost, mentioned him in several tweets, despite his advisors,

0:26.8

warning him not to, ah, what a theme that has become. Let's have two politicos. They represent

0:32.2

the group Biden, must win, and the one he wants to appeal to from the right. Paul Bagala, Ananavaro,

0:37.8

thanks to both of you. So let's start with posture and then we'll go with what he staked out as

0:42.5

an original position. So Paul, the idea of what I just said in the intro, I'm not talking about

0:48.1

anybody else in the field. It's just me. How do you feel about that? Righteous erectus.

0:53.4

Very smart, Chris. It won't last. You know, he'll have to engage his opponents at some point.

0:57.5

But I think I am typical of many Democrats. I'm a lifelong Democrat. And I have no candidate yet

1:02.8

in this field. First time in my life, I've not had a candidate that I've preferred in the primary.

1:06.0

So I'm going to watch and see how they develop. But this is what I'm looking for. I'm a JFK Democrat.

1:10.9

I will pay any price, bear any burden, support any friend, oppose any foe to ensure the defeat

1:17.1

of Donald J. Trump. You can be for Medicare for all or not. You could shoot my dog. And if I think

1:23.0

you can beat Trump, I'm a before you. Well, that's a very mainstream of you. So, Anna, look,

1:28.7

we all know how you feel about this president. However, you represent a strain of compassionate

1:35.5

conservative that Joe Biden is hoping will listen to his message. Does he have a chance of that?

1:43.6

Oh, absolutely. Look, I think people like me, disenfranchised Republicans, people who do not

1:49.1

want to vote for Trump. In my case, who will not vote for Trump want to have somebody that they

1:54.2

can vote for enthusiastically and without feeling like they are betraying our ideology, our principles

2:03.7

and our convictions. Joe Biden, for me, is such a person. Look, I'm biased. I've known him for 20

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