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State of the Union

Interview with Sen. James Lankford; Interview with Gov. John Kasich; Interview with Stormy Lawyer Michael Avenatti; "The Hellfire Club"

State of the Union

CNN

News

3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

On State of the Union, Jake Tapper talks to Sen. James Lankford about North Korea and the Russia investigation. Next, Jake sits down with Gov. John Kasich to discuss the Republican Party and midterm elections. Then, Jake talks to Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti about his case and Michael Cohen. Then our panel of David Urban, Patti Solis Doyle, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Amanda Carpenter discuss Kanye West and President Trump's midterm strategy. Finally, Jake gives a preview of his new political thriller, "The Hellfire Club."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

Rousing rally.

0:01.0

Rallie.

0:11.0

President Trump skips a big D.C. dinner for his own party with a friendly crowd in a lesser known Washington, Washington, Michigan.

0:18.5

Is this better than that phony Washington White House correspondents.

0:25.2

Attacking his critics.

0:26.5

Well, I know things about Tester, and if I said him,

0:30.8

he'd never be elected again. Republican Governor John Kasek is here in moments.

0:35.0

Plus, historic summit.

0:38.0

President Trump touts his own diplomatic efforts in the Korean peace talks.

0:42.0

It's certainly something that I hope I can do for the world.

0:45.2

And says he's ready to meet with Kim Jong-un. I think that something very dramatic could happen.

0:51.8

But is Kim Jong-on really interested in peace?

0:55.0

Senator James Langford of the Homeland Security and Intelligence Committees is here next.

1:00.0

And Trump talks.

1:02.0

The president weighs in on the Stormy Daniels case, but might his comments have legal implications?

1:09.0

The president once again made a critical mistake.

1:12.6

Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael E Evernotti is here ahead. Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in Washington where the state of our union is attempting to

1:27.5

rally after a long night President Trump was in a different Washington last night holding a campaign event with

1:33.9

supporters in Washington, Michigan instead of attending the annual White House Correspondence Association

1:38.9

dinner in Washington, D.C. as members of the press in his administration attempted to honor the First

1:44.7

Amendment and journalism. President Trump made use of his freedom of speech,

1:48.4

attacking the news media and his political foes and touting this week's talks between North and South Korea saying he is not

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