January 17, 2021 | On GPS: Countering domestic terrorism in America; Trump's 2nd impeachment; the threat of far-right extremism

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 17 January 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Airdate January 17, 2021: Washington is on high alert and under heavy guard after last week's attack on the capitol. And now the House has impeached Pres. Trump for a second time, will the Senate convict? Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Fareed discuss safety, security and moving America forward. Then, with a flurry of last-minute diplomacy moves in China, Cuba, Yemen and Iran, Sec. Pompeo has seen to it that Biden’s transition in will not be easy. Susan Glasser tells what to make of it all. Finally, how can America’s robust democracy be restored? One of the world’s foremost experts on authoritarianism explains what individual Americans can do. GUESTS: Jeh Johnson, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Susan Glasser, Tim Snyder 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	This is GPS, the Global Public Square.
0:04.6	Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:07.9	I'm Farid Zakaria, coming to you live from New York.
0:11.2	Today on the show, high crimes and misdemeanors.
0:19.3	The House and Features Donald Trump again.
0:24.9	It's time for inciting violence against the government of the United States.
0:33.1	Meanwhile, Washington is on high alert and under heavy guard.
0:37.8	As it prepares to swear in Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
0:44.0	I'll be joined by some great minds to discuss the big issues.
0:49.7	Last week's attack and the threat of other ones.
0:54.5	What can all Americans do to try to restore robust democracy to their nation?
1:01.5	Plus, Pompeo's barding gifts for the Biden administration.
1:06.1	On China, Cuba, Yemen and more.
1:08.9	Why is the Secretary of State making a flurry of last-minute changes?
1:15.8	But first, here's my take.
1:17.9	The most remarkable thing about the tumultuous last few weeks in American politics
1:22.4	has been the behavior not of Donald Trump, but of the Republican Party.
1:27.4	Trump acted just as he said he would, disputing the election result, refusing to commit
1:31.9	to a peaceful transfer of power, and encouraging extremism and even violence.
1:37.0	But even after the attack on the United States Congress, only 10 House Republicans voted
1:42.7	to impeach Trump.
1:44.6	Recall that just hours after the strongening of the Capitol, a majority of House Republicans,
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