Joe Biden: 'Do I Look Like A Radical Socialist With A Soft Spot For Rioters?'

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🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Biden's remarks come after several days of unrest in cities, including the shooting deaths of two protesters in Wisconsin, allegedly by an armed white vigilante, and a fatal shooting in Portland, Ore., where a man was killed during a night of confrontations between Trump supporters and racial justice demonstrators.

Also, how activists at the March On Washington are talking about voting this election cycle.

This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, political reporter Juana Summers, campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Greg and I'm from Los Angeles, California.
0:03.8	I own a small 40-seat theater in Hollywood and it's been closed since mid-March along
0:09.3	with every other performing arts venue in the state.
0:12.3	Right now I'm sitting on my stage listening to the NPR Politics podcast and longing for
0:17.0	the day when we can have a show in here again.
0:20.7	This podcast was recorded at.
0:22.8	We miss our live shows too.
0:25.3	It would be great to do a live show in that venue when we can again.
0:29.1	It is 2.26 Eastern on Monday, August 31.
0:33.9	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:35.8	Okay, on with the show.
0:37.9	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:43.1	I'm Scott Detro, I cover the presidential campaign.
0:45.3	I'm Lana Summers, I cover demographics and culture.
0:47.8	I'm Mara Lianson, National Political Correspondent.
0:50.3	Alright, so we've got a lot to talk about and there's a lot of important context here,
0:55.0	so I'm just going to walk through it before we begin the conversation if that works for
0:58.4	you guys.
0:59.4	Let's start.
1:00.4	So on Saturday, a parade of President Trump supporters drove through Portland, Oregon,
1:03.8	where protests have been going on for weeks.
1:06.0	There was a clash and one person was killed.
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