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President Trump is bullish on foreign policy. In a secret recording, Mike Pompeo has doubts.

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

John Hudson talks about the secret recording of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Peter Whoriskey on the child labor problem in chocolate production. Plus, Sarah Kaplan looks at the unexpected consequences of gender discrimination against lab rats.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Post reports is sponsored by the Asset Podcast, produced by the Center for American Progress

0:04.2

Action Fund, District Productive, and Protect the Investigation.

0:07.7

The Asset tells the story of Donald Trump and Russia.

0:10.6

It's about the role of a hostile foreign government in the election of the President of

0:14.0

the United States.

0:15.5

From the newsroom of the Washington Post

0:20.6

Washington Post, this is Colby.

0:23.6

Hello, I'm Lee Ho.

0:24.6

I'm the new boss of the New York City.

0:26.6

Hi, Stephanie McCreement from the Washington Post.

0:29.7

This is Post reports.

0:31.2

I'm Martin Powers.

0:35.1

It's Wednesday, June 5.

0:39.4

Today a secret recording reveals skepticism from the Secretary of State, the human cost

0:45.0

of cheap cocoa and a gender gap among lab rats.

0:49.5

Let's start with who are you?

0:54.5

What do you do?

0:55.5

I'm John Hudson, I'm a National Security Reporter with the Washington Post.

0:59.5

Thanks.

1:00.5

Good afternoon, everyone.

1:02.5

Thanks for having me here.

1:04.5

I have some prepared for you.

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