Kamala Harris steals stage, Biden target of attacks; Booker on his 2020 path after first democratic debate; Biden defends his past position on busing in heated fight; Pres. Trump smiles, tells Putin "don't meddle in election"

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Biden defends record after bruising debate; Source close to Biden on debate performance: "Not great"; Swalwell to Biden: "Time to pass the torch"; Booker reacts to Biden's fierce defense of civil rights record; Biden: I never ever opposed voluntary busing; Harris targets Biden for opposing federally mandated busing; Biden tries to explain busing stance: I was against the federal government ordering busing; Biden and Harris busing exchange highlights divide for Dems; Trump jokes with Putin about election interference; Trump and Putin joke about "fake news" despite Russia's long record of murdering and jailing journalist; Supreme court to hear key political cases just ahead of 2020 election; Supreme court to hear cases on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights in election year; Supreme court to decide fate of "dreamers" before 2020 election; Charlottesville driver sentenced to life in prisonTo 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	Well that escalated quickly the lead starts right now. After a contentious debate the power
0:08.0	rankings could be shifting Senator Kamala Harris stands out on the stage who might have the next breakout moment.
0:15.6	And one of her many opponents presidential candidate Cory Booker will join me in minutes.
0:20.6	And Joe Biden forced to defend his record after a tough debate.
0:24.0	One campaign ally says the former VP quote,
0:27.0	knows he has to do better.
0:28.0	Plus President Trump turns a coordinated cyber attack on the U.S.
0:32.0	into a punchline with Putin as one
0:34.8	former president suggests that Trump's 2016 win was illegitimate.
0:39.1	Welcome to the lead I'm Brianna Kieler in for Jake Tapper and we begin today with
0:45.9	the 2020 lead and Senator Kamala Harris making a moment for herself in last night's
0:50.9	Democratic debate and going right for former Vice President Joe
0:54.4	Biden. The Harris campaign says their fundraising has boomed post debate
0:58.6	while one Democratic source close to Biden is calling Biden's debate
1:02.4	performance not great. Now as CNN's
1:04.9	Kyung law reports the former vice president is defending his record after
1:09.0	getting quite a bruising. The day after the debate, Joe Biden defending his record on civil rights.
1:17.0	Respect Senator Harris.
1:19.0	But you know, we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange can't do justice
1:27.4	to a lifetime committed to civil rights.
1:30.8	Speaking to the Rainbow Push Coalition, a civil rights organization.
1:34.2	I never, never, never ever opposed voluntary busies.
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