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State of the Union

Interview with Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Interview with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

State of the Union

CNN

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3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

First, Dana sits down with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an exclusive, live interview on infrastructure negotiations, subpoenas by the Trump DOJ against Democratic lawmakers, a January 6 commission, recent comments by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and more. Then, Dana talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of President Biden’s meeting with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva. Finally, Dana interviews Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the progressive push for infrastructure and voting rights, the Garland Justice Department, recent comments by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and whether Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

A new page on his first trip overseas, President Biden tries to turn the page with America's

0:10.8

allies.

0:11.8

The United States is back.

0:13.6

But the biggest challenge lies ahead, a summit with Vladimir Putin.

0:17.8

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join me, and stuck in neutral, while the president

0:23.3

is out of town, his priorities at home run into roadblocks, as some Democrats wrote tired

0:29.1

of waiting.

0:30.1

Can they deliver on their promises?

0:31.6

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined me exclusively.

0:37.6

Plus, the rule of law.

0:39.6

Former President Trump's Justice Department secretly sees data from House Democrats.

0:44.0

Just how far reaching was this effort by the Justice Department?

0:51.8

Hello, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is trying to mend fences

1:02.3

and build bridges.

1:03.8

As President Biden is welcome back to the club at the G7 summit in Europe, he is also

1:08.4

preparing for a closely watched summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin's tensions

1:13.1

between the two countries continue to rise.

1:15.7

The President will take questions from reporters this hour.

1:18.2

We will bring that press conference to you live when it happens.

1:21.5

In the meantime, the President's priorities here at home from infrastructure to voting

1:25.6

rights have run smack into the reality of a 50-50 Senate.

1:30.0

And late this week, a stunning new revelation prompted an uproar on Capitol Hill and beyond.

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