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State of the Union

Interview with Vaccine Czar Dr. Moncef Slaoui; Interview with Biden Transition Senior Adviser Jen Psaki; Interview with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan; Interview with Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton

State of the Union

CNN

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3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

First, Jake speaks with Operation Warp Speed Chief Scientific Adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui about the plan to distribute the coronavirus vaccine and when most Americans can expect to be vaccinated. Then, Jake asks Biden Transition Senior Adviser Jen Psaki about when Biden plans to announce his Cabinet. Next, Jake presses Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan why most Republican leaders are reluctant join him in calling on President Trump to concede. Then, Jake talks to former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton about the potential damage President Trump is doing to American democracy. Finally, Jake closes with a message for officials participating in President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. 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

Stay home for the holiday. COVID cases skyrocket across the country as the CDC

0:12.1

warns Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.

0:15.2

How soon might promising vaccines turn things around?

0:19.1

Make sure nothing delays us, nothing distract us. I'll speak to vaccines are Dr. Moncef Sloughy next and pressure point. President

0:29.7

Trump goes to unprecedented lengths in his election fight, meeting with state officials in an unsuccessful

0:35.4

effort to overturn the election results.

0:38.8

Is the president damaging democracy?

0:41.6

President Trump's former National Security Advisory Ambassador John Bolton

0:44.8

and Republican Governor Larry Hogan joined me to discuss in moments. Plus, full speed

0:50.7

ahead. President-elect Joe Biden begins to stock his cabinet, including the coveted

0:55.8

Treasury position.

0:57.1

But will Trump's transition blockade stop President-elect Biden's push forward?

1:02.4

I'll speak to senior advisor to the

1:04.0

Biden transition team Jen Saki ahead.

1:08.6

Hello I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is suffering from a

1:16.1

pandemic that is now spreading faster and more broadly than ever, according to public health

1:20.6

experts, and suffering frankly from a severe lack of leadership

1:24.2

as President Trump spends his final weeks in office sulking and stewing over an election

1:28.7

that he lost by more than six million votes in the popular vote and more than 50 in the

1:34.4

50 in the electoral vote.

1:35.2

Just hours ago, the president faced a major blow to his efforts to

1:39.1

undermine the election when a federal judge in Pennsylvania

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