The Capitol Insurrection, One Year Later

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🗓️ 6 January 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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One year after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, we consider leadership, complicity, and the future of American democracy with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. President Biden delivered remarks from Statuary Hall of the Capitol building, a space that a year ago was overrun by rioters discontent with the 2020 election results: “You can’t love your country only when you win.” In this episode: Tom Friedman, @tomfriedman Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm the NBC producer Katie Kramer today on our podcast.
0:07.0	One year since the deadly attack on the US capital.
0:10.0	January 6 marks not the end of democracy, but the beginning of a renaissance of liberty and fair play.
0:18.0	Today, a look at our democracy and our leadership with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman.
0:23.4	We need a national unity government right now.
0:25.8	The biggest thing facing our country is not inflation, it's not lower taxes or higher taxes,
0:31.4	it's not climate change. It's actually the integrity of our
0:35.0	political system. What's next for our country could be on thin ice? What I do see
0:40.4	is us continuing to go down this past. Something's going to break. The last
0:44.8	year was like I think we're standing on a floor with a false bottom. It's January
0:49.9	6th, 2022 and Squack Pod begins right after this.
0:57.0	This is Squack Pod from CNBC. On this day, in the halls of the United States Capitol,
1:06.7	President Biden warned about the fragility of American democracy.
1:11.0	We are in a battle for the soul of America.
1:15.0	Not allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy.
1:20.0	He spoke on the first anniversary of a day, hard to forget,
1:23.8	a shocking moment in history.
1:25.6	Is flash grenades going off on the inauguration balcony?
1:29.8	We're seeing flash grenades going off over and over again.
1:35.0	January 6th, 2021.
1:38.0	We're going to walk down and I'll be there with you.
1:41.0	We're going to walk down to the Capitol.
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