July 26, 2020 | On GPS: Federal agents vs protestors in Portland - is this an overreach for Trump?; U.S. says Russia, China & Iran all want to meddle in 2020 election

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 26 July 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Airdate July 26 2020: Federal agents clash with protestors in Portland, Trump says he could deploy as many as 75,000 more such agents to cities across the country. Is this an abuse of power? Former Homeland Security Secretaries Jeh Johnson and Janet Napolitano explain. Then, America's top counterintelligence official says it's not just Russia eyeing the 2020 election, China and Iran are too. What's in it for them? Nina Jankowicz and Laura Rosenberger tell Fareed what to expect as the election approaches. And, which economies will emerge stronger from Covid-19? Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma says one winner will emerge. Finally, Turkey's Hagia Sophia has been reconverted to a mosque. What prompted this move amid the pandemic? Cato Institute's Mustafa Akyol explains.

GUESTS: Jeh Johnson, Janet Napolitano, Nina Jankowicz, Laura Rosenberger, Ruchir Sharma, Mustafa Akyol

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and
0:07.8	around the world. I'm Farid Zakaria coming to you live from New York.
0:12.6	Today on the show, Portland, Oregon. Federal agents in violent, nightly clashes with protesters.
0:25.2	Now President Trump says he could send 75,000 agents around the country.
0:33.7	Is this an abuse of power or does the president have the right to restore order?
0:38.7	Frankly, we have no choice but to get involved.
0:42.5	I'll discuss with former Homeland Security Chiefs, Janet Napolitano and Jay Johnson.
0:49.2	And Russia meddled in the 2016 election. That is a fact.
0:53.5	The questions are, are they doing it again in 2020 and is China added as well?
1:02.6	I'll talk to the experts.
1:07.4	Then, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London has Big Ben.
1:13.4	And Istanbul has the Hagia Sophia.
1:17.3	What did President Erdogan do to Turkey's top tourist attraction that has many people
1:23.1	upset, including the Pope.
1:26.7	Find out later in the show.
1:30.7	But first, here's my take.
1:32.7	We should not really be shocked by Donald Trump's admission in an interview with Chris Wallace
1:36.9	that he might not accept the results of the November election.
1:40.6	After all, he said that before the 2016 election as well.
1:44.4	But the situation now is far more dangerous.
1:46.9	For months, Trump has been unleashing forces that come November.
1:51.2	That could cause tens of millions of Americans to be convinced that the election was rigged.
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