Next Level: Trump vs. Cities, John Ratcliffe and Greta Thunberg

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🗓️ 29 July 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

This weekend President Trump unleashed a Twitter tirade against the city of Baltimore and Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings. Trump said Charm City is “infested with rodents,” and “dangerous,” reigniting the ‘good country, bad cities’ stereotype. We’ll explain what the numbers say about Baltimore and why Trump could still benefit from his attacks on America's inner cities. Also over the weekend: Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats updated his LinkedIn, announcing he’s stepping down in August. Trump is tapping Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas to fill the role. We break down why Coats was on the outs with Trump and why Ratcliff's choice is raising some eyebrows. Also on today’s episode: Greta Thunberg’s unconventional plans to get to the US and which summer threats are scarier than Shark Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, July 29th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:10.4	Today we're diving into the drama this weekend over Baltimore.
0:13.0	We'll connect the dots on what President Trump's contentious tweets mean for the divide
0:16.8	between rural and urban voters.
0:18.7	Then, the director of National Intelligence resigned, and the guy expected to fill a spot
0:23.5	is raising some eyebrows.
0:25.7	And finally, climate activist Greta Tunberg is on her way to the U.S.
0:29.5	But she's taking the scenic route.
0:31.8	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:33.9	Let's Schim this.
0:39.4	The most complicated story today is about President Trump and Congressman Elijah Cummings
0:43.6	of Maryland.
0:44.6	There's been some drama.
0:46.6	Cummings is the chair of the House Oversight Committee, which has been going after
0:50.2	Trump on everything from Trump's personal businesses to White House personal email accounts
0:55.2	to detention centers at the border.
0:57.7	On Thursday, he grilled the acting secretary of Homeland Security about conditions in those
1:02.3	centers.
1:03.3	And that sparked some backlash.
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