Interviews with: Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Former Defense Sec. Mark Esper, Mayor Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles)

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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First, Jake Tapper goes one-on-one with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie tells Jake that former President Donald Trump is a “petulant child when someone disagrees with him” after several former officials criticized him over his federal indictment. Jake also presses Christie on whether he would pledge to support Trump if he is the Republican nominee for president in 2024. After, Rep. Mike Turner discusses Secretary Anthony Blinken’s trip to China as well as Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. Later, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tells Jake about the city’s efforts to move people affected by homelessness into homes. And, Jake asks former Defense Secretary Mark Esper whether Trump’s handling of classified documents put national security at risk. Lastly, in honor of Father’s Day, Jake shares a moving personal example of a father standing up for his son. 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	Time for Choosing The Trump indictment forces Republican candidates
0:10.3	to make a choice.
0:11.4	Tiptoe around the former president or take their best shot at the frontrunner.
0:15.4	He's saying, I'm more important in the country.
0:17.6	This is vanity run amok.
0:19.5	Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie joins me live next.
0:23.2	And out in the open, Trump's team starts to prepare his defense.
0:26.6	But what do experts charge with our national defense say about the classified document
0:31.3	stored at Mar-a-Lago?
0:32.7	House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner and former Trump Defense Secretary
0:36.4	Mark Esper will be here exclusively.
0:38.8	Plus, away forward, America's city's confront challenges on crime and justice.
0:43.9	In Los Angeles, the new mayor says she's delivering on a promise to end homelessness.
0:48.6	But now, her city faces a new test.
0:50.8	This did not catch us off guard, nor will it intimidate us.
0:53.8	L.A. Mayor Karen Bass joins me exclusively.
1:02.8	Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is thanking Dad Happy
1:07.3	Father's Day.
1:08.3	As we mark the beginning of summer and with it, campaign season, President Biden kicked
1:12.2	off his reelection effort with his first real rally on Saturday in Philadelphia, where
1:17.3	he unveiled endorsements from labor unions critical to his coalition and offered a message
1:21.6	that centered on the American economy.
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