Interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Interview with 2020 presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Interview with 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Interview with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff.

State of the Union

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🗓️ 5 January 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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First, Jake talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about President Trump's strike against a top Iranian commander, discussing possible retaliation from the Iranians and questions from Congressional leaders about the intelligence supporting the attack. Next, Jake interviews 2020 presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg about his criticism of the President's strike in Iran, as well as how he compares his foreign policy experience to former Vice President Joe Biden and whether he would rule out appointing donors to ambassador posts. Then, Jake talks with 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren about her response to the strike, as well as her transition to Medicare for All and how she plans to handle the upcoming impeachment trial. Finally, Jake sits down with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff to talk about his view of the strike against Iran and the Democratic strategy to hold the impeachment articles from the Senate.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	Escalating threats.
0:07.0	President Trump warns the U.S. is targeting dozens of Iranian sites and would, quote,
0:12.0	hit very hard in response to any attack.
0:15.2	What is the US strategy?
0:17.1	We took action last night to stop a war.
0:20.4	We did not take action to start a war.
0:24.0	Secretary of State Mike Pompeio joins me to discuss in moments.
0:28.0	And foreign focus.
0:30.0	New questions on the 2020 campaign trail about what it takes to be commander in chief.
0:35.0	We need to stop this endless war.
0:38.0	This is not a game. Lives are on the line.
0:40.0	Now, with a month until Iowa, who do Democratic voters want in the job?
0:44.8	I'll speak to presidential candidates Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Mayor Pete Buda judge coming up.
0:50.0	Plus, holding the line.
0:52.0	As the Republican-led Senate waits for articles of impeachment, Democrats stand firm on their
0:56.2	demand for witnesses.
0:58.3	That case has gotten stronger and remarkably so.
1:01.6	How long will Democrats hold out?
1:03.6	I'll speak to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ahead. Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our Union is wondering what's next and when?
1:21.0	Tensions between the US and Iran seem to be ratcheting up almost by the hour as President
1:25.7	Trump escalates his threats against the hostile nation days after he ordered a deadly
1:30.7	air strike in Baghdad on Iran's top general.
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