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State of the Union

Interviews with: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson.

State of the Union

CNN

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3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

First, Jake interviews Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Russian aggression overseas and the key test it represents for President Biden. The US vows “massive consequences” if Russia invades Ukraine, but with democracy in peril at home, does the US have leverage? Next, with thousands of kids across the US back to virtual learning due to the Omicron spread, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is drawing a line. He joins Jake to discuss how we can protect the education of our children and also defends the plan to let legal non-citizens vote in NYC.Then, Jake speaks with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, about how on the anniversary of the insurrection Republican Senator Ted Cruz called January 6 a “terrorist attack” before backtracking during a Fox interview, plus his view on Biden’s vaccine mandates for businesses and the issue of Covid cases skyrocketing to record highs in his state.Finally, is January 6 who we are? Jake gives an analysis of the Capitol insurrection one year after the attack. 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

Massive consequences?

0:07.2

Russian aggression overseas setting up a key test for President Biden.

0:11.0

Once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave.

0:15.2

And with democracy in peril at home, does the U.S. have leverage?

0:19.0

I'll speak to Secretary of State Antony Blinken next.

0:22.2

And school wars.

0:23.7

With thousands of kids across the U.S. back to virtual learning, New York's new mayor

0:27.8

is drawing a line.

0:29.1

We can't continue to hurt the education of our children.

0:32.1

As Omacron spreads, how can schools make it work?

0:35.2

New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins me to discuss ahead.

0:38.4

Plus, terrorists attack.

0:40.5

On the anniversary of an insurrection, one Republican lawmaker backpedaled, while another pushed

0:45.0

for truth.

0:46.0

That's how democracies die.

0:47.4

Are we doing enough to stop that?

0:49.4

I'll speak to a prominent Republican governor Aza Hutchinson in moments.

0:59.1

Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is having Cold War flashbacks.

1:04.4

The U.S. is entering a series of urgent meetings with Russia this week at one of the most

1:08.9

precarious moments with that nation since the fall of the Soviet Union.

1:12.9

On Monday, U.S. officials will meet with their Russian counterparts in Geneva in an attempt

1:17.2

to de-escalate the crisis over Ukraine, which Russia appears poised to invade with nearly

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