Teflon Tesla; Impeachment Ad Blitz

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🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Mayor Pete Buttigieg is facing criticism for his (incomplete) donor list, Eli Lilly is facing criticism from Elizabeth Warren on the company’s insulin pricing, and WeWork has landed another lifeline. Tesla has had a volatile year; Vanity Fair’s Bethany McLean and Oppenheimer’s Colin Rusch discuss why Elon Musk keeps bouncing back. Plus, today’s big story: impeachment. NBC News’ Dylan Byers and The Wall Street Journal’s Emily Glazer, and CNBC’s Ylan Mui have the details on the impeachment ad business for Republicans, Democrats, and the big tech players with a crucial position in American politics.

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0:03.0	This is Squawk Pod, the daily podcast brought to you by the team behind Squawk Box.
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0:12.0	PCR2. Every day get the best stories, debate, and analysis. see Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Budajevichage is facing criticism but Joe
0:24.0	Kernan isn't totally turned off just yet.
0:26.8	I like Mayor Pete when he talks I don't immediately go WTF.
0:31.0	Impeachment adblets.
0:32.6	NBC News Dylan Byers on who's spending what, where, and how it's impacting our democracy.
0:37.8	Twitter was exerting too much influence on the political process.
0:41.4	And Tesla's year in review, Vanity Fair's Bethany
0:44.2	McClain on the company's Teflon leader.
0:46.7	I was thinking about that Mark Twain quote.
0:48.4	Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated, right?
0:50.6	That should be Musk's theme song.
0:52.0	Those stories and many more on today's podcast.
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0:57.0	It's Wednesday, December 18th, 2019.
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