Interviews with Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin

State of the Union

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🗓️ 8 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On CNN's State of the Union, CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh joins Jake Tapper to bring the latest updates in Syria after rebels toppled the Assad regime. Then, former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks with Jake about the future of Syria and the Middle East after the stunning developments in Syria. Next, Jake presses Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin about Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's alleged history with alcohol. After, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin sits down with Jake to talk about Biden's pardons and Trump's cabinet picks. Finally, Rep. Debbie Dingell and CNN Political Commentators Jamal Simmons, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Scott Jennings join Jake to discuss fears of potential retribution under Trump and Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.1	Regime change. As President-elect Trump takes the global stage the world is going a little crazy right now an astounding turnaround in Syria overnight as rebels overwhelmed the al-Assad government and claim the capital what does it mean for the region and the world former Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper is next.
0:58.4	And Walking the Walk, with a fight brewing over some of Trump's key nominees.
1:01.5	Two more controversial picks head to the hill this week.
1:03.6	Can he get all the Senate Republicans on board?
1:07.2	Trump ally and armed services Senator Mark Wayne Mullen is next.
1:08.6	Plus, pardon me?
1:12.9	After a controversial pardon, the White House ways making more, preemptively,
1:18.7	for Trump's potential political targets. We have to use the pardon system. Will Biden's party back him breaking convention again? Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin joins me
1:23.9	exclusively ahead. Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in Washington, where the State of our Union is following the breaking news out of the Middle East,
1:38.3	the collapse overnight of the Bashar al-Assad government in Syria, after rebel forces seemed to come out of nowhere, taking
1:45.5	just days to overwhelm and oust the brutally repressive government that has been in power for several
1:52.3	decades. Across the Middle East, Syrians rejoiced, as some hoped to soon return to their home
1:57.1	country, as Russia's foreign ministry confirmed that Bashar al-Assad had, quote,
2:01.8	decided to leave the presidential post and left the country giving instructions to transfer power
2:07.8	peacefully, unquote. Syrian state media read a statement from the rebels this morning.
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