Interview with White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients; Interview with House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn; Interview with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox

State of the Union

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🗓️ 9 May 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First, Jake asks White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients about the steep decline in vaccinations in the US. Next, Jake talks to House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina about Democrats’ efforts to pass voting rights legislation and police reform in Congress. Finally, Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah joins Jake to discuss the divide within his own party over truth and lies about the November election. 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	Sunny days ahead, COVID cases and deaths keep dropping in the U.S. and health experts raise
0:10.8	expectations for a good summer.
0:13.0	But with vaccinations on the decline, we know we have more work to do, and we know it
0:17.8	will not be easy.
0:19.2	Have we, in fact, turned the corner?
0:20.6	I'll speak to the White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients next, and Party
0:25.6	of One.
0:26.6	Republicans prepared to say, you're fired to one of their own for telling the truth about
0:31.1	the former president and the U.S. Capitol attacks.
0:33.8	Liz Cheney's not the only top Republican who has faced heat.
0:38.5	Our Republican voters interested in anything other than the politics of Trump, Utah's Republican
0:43.3	governor Spencer Cox joins me to discuss ahead.
0:46.3	Plus, full stop, President Biden's set to meet with Senate Republicans, as their leader
0:50.7	Mitch McConnell says he's not open to compromise.
0:53.9	100 percent of my focus is on stopping this new administration.
1:00.0	Where do things stand on Biden's agenda?
1:01.8	I'll speak to House Majority Whip, Jim Clyburn, in moments.
1:05.0	Hello, and Happy Mother's Day, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union
1:15.0	is grateful that that falling space junk decided to spare us.
1:20.0	This week, President Biden is trying to turn bad news into momentum.
1:23.8	The White House says a disappointing jobs report is a clear sign that Congress needs to
1:28.3	move forward and quickly on Biden's $4 trillion infrastructure and family's plans.
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