Shelby Talcott Discusses What She's Seen at Portland Protests, CHOP
The Daily Signal Podcast
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🗓️ 23 July 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Shelby Talcott, a reporter for The Daily Caller, been covering the protests in the weeks since the death of George Floyd. She most recently has spent time in Portland, which has become extremely violent in the past weeks. She joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss what she has seen and experienced.
We also cover these stories:
- The Department of State announced Wednesday that they have ordered China’s Consulate in Houston, Texas to "cease all operations and events."
- The U.S. is paying $1.95 billion in exchange for 100 million coronavirus vaccines.
- Rep. Ted Yoho, a Republican from Florida, apologized to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on the Floor of the House Wednesday morning.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a daily signal podcast for Thursday, July 23rd. I'm Virginia Allen. |
| 0:10.3 | And I'm Rachel Del Judas. Shelby Talcott is a reporter for the Daily Coller and has spent time in Portland and other areas of the country covering recent riots and protests. |
| 0:20.0 | She joins me later to discuss. |
| 0:22.0 | Don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, |
| 0:25.0 | please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts |
| 0:29.0 | and encourage others to subscribe. |
| 0:31.0 | Now, under our top news. |
| 0:33.0 | The Department of State announced Wednesday that they have ordered China's consulate in Houston, Texas to cease all operations and events. |
| 0:49.0 | The order to close the consulate comes amid increased tensions between the US and China around the |
| 0:55.0 | coronavirus pandemic, China's blatant human rights abuses, and a trade war between the two countries. |
| 1:02.1 | The specific reasons for the order to vacate the consulate was |
| 1:05.2 | not immediately clear, but Morgan or Tango, a spokesman for the State Department, said the order was |
| 1:11.9 | made, quote, to protect American intellectual property and Americans private information. |
| 1:18.0 | On Tuesday night, the Houston Police received a call reporting smoke coming from the consulate. |
| 1:24.0 | A video captured several fires and trash cans in the consulate's courtyard |
| 1:29.0 | and what appeared to be employees of the consulate throwing documents into the flames. |
| 1:34.0 | Senator Marco Rubio applauded the State Department's order on Twitter, writing, |
| 1:39.0 | hashtag China's Houston consulate is a massive spy center. |
| 1:45.0 | Forcing it to close is long overdue. |
| 1:48.1 | And he added, |
| 1:49.2 | Hap-Tag China's Consulate in Hashtag Houston is not a diplomatic facility. |
| 1:55.0 | It is the central node of the Communist Party's vast network of spies and influence operations in the United States. |
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