Interview with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows; Interview with Former Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders; Interview with Former Presidential Candidate Sen. Cory Booker

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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First, Jake presses White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on President Trump’s false attacks on mail-in voting and the crisis at the Postal Service. Then, Jake interviews Sen. Bernie Sanders and asks him about progressive criticism of Sen. Kamala Harris. Finally, Jake asks Sen. Cory Booker about the significance of having Harris on the Democratic ticket and the racist attacks against her. 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	snail mail, the president rails against mail in voting.
0:08.8	It will end up being fraudulent.
0:10.3	There's no law for 11 in the fraud. Raising fears about a free and fair election is the US Postal Service slowing
0:17.3	its work down ahead of the votes I'll speak to White House Chief of Staff
0:20.6	Mark Meadows next and And losing ground?
0:24.1	A Republican Senator False America's coronavirus response.
0:27.8	But it was really very, very disappointing.
0:29.8	As top health officials warn of a possible surge this fall. Is the country any better prepared?
0:35.8	And will Congress take any action to help?
0:38.5	Plus, party power.
0:40.6	Joe Biden and his new running mate set to accept the Democratic nomination.
0:44.3	We're both ready to get to work rebuilding this nation as the party's
0:48.3	superstars take center stage. But is the party united?
0:52.1	Former Democratic presidential candidate Senators Bernie Sanders and Corey Booker.
0:56.0	Join me next. Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is fearful.
1:08.1	There have now been more than 5.3 million coronavirus cases in the U.S US and more than 169,000 deaths in the US.
1:16.6	The CDC is now warning it could be the worst fall from a public health perspective that
1:20.9	we've ever had, unquote.
1:22.0	Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Democratic National Convention,
1:25.0	and with fewer than 90 days until the presidential election,
1:28.0	the president is now stoking an urgent crisis over voting by mail,
1:32.0	spreading uncertainty and misinformation about
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