Interviews with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker; National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego; Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Republican Congressman Buddy Carter

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On CNN’s State of the Union, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joins Jake Tapper to respond to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Chicago and plans to deploy National Guard troops there against his will. Then, top Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett joins Jake to discuss Trump’s handling of the shutdown and his threats to fire federal workers and slash funding for Democratic states. Next, Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego sits down with Jake to discuss his party’s shutdown strategy and whether they’re any closer to a deal to reopen the government. Finally, Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Republican Congressman Buddy Carter join CNN Political Commentators Shermichael Singleton and Xochitl Hinojosa to discuss the shutdown blame game, as well as the right-wing backlash to Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tony Shalub loves bread.
0:02.0	On his new CNN original series, he's traveling the world to see how bread is the most
0:06.7	delicious way to bring people and cultures together.
0:10.0	Tony Shalub, Breaking Bread, premieres Sunday, October 5th on CNN.
0:18.5	Plan for peace?
0:20.2	This is a big day.
0:21.6	Growing hope for a ceasefire deal in the Middle East.
0:24.1	Next, my exclusive interview with President Trump,
0:26.3	does he have agreement from both sides on a deal?
0:29.5	And, dragnet.
0:31.2	A helicopter.
0:32.3	Military-style raids.
0:33.9	Children separated from their parents in Chicago.
0:36.3	All part of the Trump administration's
0:38.2	immigration crackdown. Trump's treasonous words are leading to treasonous actions. But Democrats say
0:44.3	they're fighting back. Governor J.B. Pritzker joins me exclusively. Plus, standoff. We're trying
0:50.2	to get the Democrats to do their job and they won't. Democrats remain ready and willing to work with the other side.
0:55.6	As the shutdown enters day five, President Trump threatens to slash funding to punish Democrats.
1:00.9	When will Americans feel the pain?
1:02.8	Trump's top economic advisor, Kevin Hassett, is ahead.
1:05.4	And then, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego responds.
1:20.3	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is praying for peace.
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