Interviews with: Rep. Chip Roy, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Rep. Katherine Clark

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First, after a bruising fight, Kevin McCarthy finally grabs the speakership. But can he govern? Republican Rep. Chip Roy, the man who negotiated a deal to deliver McCarthy key votes, joins Jake Tapper for his first post-vote interview. Next, Jake presses a lawmaker who's been critical of those who rebelled against McCarthy, Republican Dan Crenshaw, on whether he can now work with members of his party he called "terrorists." Then, Democratic House Whip Katherine Clark discusses the chaos of the past week, proclaiming, "The keys have been handed over to extremists." Finally, our panel debates McCarthy's drawn-out speakership fight and President Trump's potential influence on Republican members of the House. 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	Let's make a deal.
0:06.8	Fifteenth time is the charm.
0:08.7	The honorable Kevin McCarthy is duly elected speaker of the House of Representatives.
0:14.4	But after a bruising fight, can Kevin McCarthy govern?
0:17.6	The man who negotiated the deal to deliver McCarthy key votes Republican Congressman Chip
0:21.9	Roy of Texas joins me for his first post-vote interview and a lawmaker who's been critical
0:27.6	of the rebels.
0:28.6	Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw is ahead, and standing together as Republicans
0:33.4	floundered Democrats were unified.
0:36.4	House Democrats stand together with you.
0:40.0	How are they preparing for the next two years?
0:42.1	The new House Minority Whip, congresswoman Catherine Clark, joins me exclusively ahead.
0:47.2	Plus, going south.
0:48.8	President Biden is set to visit the southern border today as he expands a controversial
0:53.3	Trump era border rule he had promised to overturn.
0:56.6	It's important to step back and see the bigger picture here.
0:59.8	Will a divided congress address the immigration crisis?
1:05.4	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington where the state of our union is reeling from a wild
1:15.8	week this morning after a historic struggle, Kevin McCarthy is House Speaker.
1:20.0	He won ugly, but he won.
1:22.1	He took 15 ballots, a divisive speaker struggle, not seen since before the Civil War, agonizing
1:27.1	negotiations, concession after concession, the hardliner holdouts, and a near brawl between
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