Jake Tapper | Texas, Mississippi Lift Mask Mandates; GOP Silent on Amazon Union Push: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
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4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Texas and Mississippi lifting their COVID-19 restrictions and Republicans staying silent on the drive to unionize Amazon workers.
Then, Jake Tapper shares his thoughts on the aftermath of Donald Trump’s presidency, explains the importance of Joe Biden’s refusal to take action against Saudi Arabia and reveals how Democrats are reacting to his critiques.
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| 0:00.0 | President Biden said yesterday that his goal is that every teacher can receive the first |
| 0:07.0 | dose of the coronavirus vaccine by the end of March said teachers may receive. |
| 0:17.8 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:21.9 | with Seth Myers. |
| 0:22.9 | On today's show, Seth Chats with CNN's Jake Tapper. |
| 0:26.2 | The first of closer look. |
| 0:36.2 | Texas and Mississippi announced that they're lifting their COVID restrictions, including |
| 0:40.1 | mask mandates against these strong mornings of public health officials and the same Republicans. |
| 0:45.6 | Putting workers in harm's way are also silent on a courageous drive to unionize Amazon |
| 0:50.4 | workers. |
| 0:51.4 | It's time for a closer look. |
| 0:57.1 | We are tantalizingly close to what could very well be the end of the COVID pandemic. |
| 1:01.7 | No one knows exactly when that could happen. |
| 1:04.2 | Predictions for when we'll hit herd immunity and return to normal range from as early as |
| 1:07.9 | April until as late as Christmas. |
| 1:09.6 | But we know with vaccines ramping up and cases trending down, especially as we get closer |
| 1:14.2 | to summer, there are genuine reasons for optimism. |
| 1:17.0 | And I know it's hard to believe. |
| 1:18.1 | Am I here good news? |
| 1:21.8 | It's like when a vegan eats a cheeseburger. |
| 1:24.3 | My body doesn't know what to do with it. |
| 1:26.3 | But it knows it's good. |
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