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Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 9 August 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Aides Admit Pres. Trump's El Paso, Dayton Visits Didn't Go Well As Video Shows He Bragged About Size At Hospital; Pres. Trump Lashed Out At Staff Over Visits To Dayton And El Paso, Complained He Wasn't Getting Enough Credit; El Paso Hospital Official: Pres. Trump's Visit Showed An "Absence Of Empathy"; McConnell: Senate Will Put Background Checks "Front And Center" After Recess"; 3 More Trump Admin Officials Resign; U.S. Foreign Service Officer In Blistering Washington Post Op-Ed: I Can No Longer Justify Working On "Trump's Toxic Agenda"; Two State Department Officials Resign Amid Disagreements With WH; Deputy DNI To Leave Amid Signs President Wants Loyalist; State Department Official In Charge Of Mexico Talks And Immigration Leaves Administration After Being At Odds With President's Policies; Anger Over Kids' Fate After Immigration Raids; Children Crying After Parents Arrested In Immigration RaidsTo 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	Good evening.
0:01.0	Last night we began the program with President Trump's remarks to reporters in front of
0:04.7	first responders in El Paso, Texas.
0:06.9	The first words out of his mouth were about the great reception and respect that he got.
0:12.0	Wasn't about the dead or the wounded in El Paso or in Dayton.
0:15.1	It wasn't about the grieving families or the first responders.
0:17.6	It was about him and how loved he was.
0:21.0	The last night after showing that video, I gave the president the benefit of the doubt.
0:24.6	Surely I thought when the cameras weren't present, he must have properly consoled survivors.
0:28.7	He raised first responders and hospital staff.
0:31.3	Surely he wouldn't have tried to puff himself up in front of those heroes.
0:36.4	Well, according to a new piece of video today, I was wrong.
0:40.3	There's new video tonight of the president speaking with hospital staffers about the
0:43.6	last time he was in El Paso.
0:45.7	It was here three months ago we met a speech and we had a stay...
0:50.9	What was the name of the arena?
0:51.9	That place was...
0:52.9	It was about a fantastic place.
0:53.9	Right?
0:54.9	It was from Rome.
0:55.9	Right?
0:56.9	The judges of respect, it was from Rome.
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