Like the weather, race for US president heats up

Amanpour

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In the heat of the American summer, presidential candidates are focused on the dead of winter. That’s when the primaries start, just six short months from now. It’s a crowded Republican field and it’s becoming clear that culture wars will be front and center. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is still waging his battle against “wokeness,” and his latest legislation raises race to a whole new and shocking level, including requiring school children to be taught that slavery equipped slaves with beneficial personal skills. On the Democrat side, there’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr, using his name to spread Covid conspiracy theories and hoping to challenge his own party’s president for the nomination. RFK’s campaign – much like Donald Trump’s – is an undeniable manifestation of a post-pandemic conspiracy-laden political landscape, according to journalist Rebecca Traister, who has just profiled Kennedy for New York Magazine. She joins the show alongside political strategist Joe Trippi. Also on today's show: Pita Limjaroenrat, Leader, Thailand's Move Forward Party; director Sam Pollard 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	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	A campaign of lies. What RFK Jr's ramblings tell us about this era of post-pandemic
0:18.9	conspiracy politics with writer Rebecca Traster and strategist Joe Trippi.
0:23.5	Then, I am ready to be the Prime Minister for all,
0:26.0	whether you agree with me or you disagree with me.
0:28.5	The man blocked from becoming Thailand's next Prime Minister
0:32.0	after he won the election. I speak to Peter Limger-on-Rach about
0:36.2	the old guard parliament standing in his way and the protests erupting in the streets.
0:41.6	Plus, they were Negro players to me back then,
0:43.9	so it was important just to see them on the field.
0:46.1	The rich and complicated history of black baseball.
0:49.5	Director Sam Pollard talks to Walter Isaacson
0:52.3	about his new film, League and how this sport is a metaphor for America. Oh, Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Montpur in London. In the heat
1:21.5	of the American summer presidential candidates are focused
1:25.0	on the dead of winter. That's when the primaries start, just a short six months from now.
1:30.4	It is a crowded Republican field and it's becoming clear that culture wars will be front and center.
1:37.0	Florida Governor Ron Desantis is still waging his battle against, quote, wokeness, and his latest legislation raises race. his that slavery actually equipped slaves with beneficial personal skills.
1:56.0	On the Democrat side there's Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
1:59.0	using his name to spread COVID conspiracy theories hoping to challenge his own
2:04.1	party's president for the nomination.
2:06.7	RFK's campaign, much like Donald Trump's, is an undeniable manifestation of a
2:11.8	post-pandemic conspiracy-laden political landscape.
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