The GOP's Unity Problem

The Daily DC

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4.4 • 621 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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After weeks of no pandemic task-force briefings, last night President Trump gave a somewhat measured response to America's current state, admitting it will get worse before it gets better. But Republican's have other problems in Congress. Join CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia-Malika Henderson as she breaks it all down, along with the fact that President Trump wished Ghislaine Maxwell “well” despite her trafficking indictment. Lastly, the US demands the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, adding to mounting friction in US-China relations. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6	It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Something I don't like
0:39.3	saying about things, but that's the way it is. Trump finally sees our pandemic reality, but it's not his
0:46.6	only problem. Today we'll discuss that. Plus, Trump offers well wishes to Galane Maxwell and the U.S. demands China close its consulate in Houston.
0:58.9	Hi, everyone. I'm Nea Malika Henderson, a senior political reporter here at CNN, and this is The Daily D.C.
1:06.5	While Trump offered a more level-headed and reality-based approach to COVID-19,
1:12.8	at least during his first pandemic briefing in many, many, many weeks,
1:17.6	the Republican Party seemed to be caught in an untimely game of whack-a-mole.
1:23.6	So if they thought that off-script Trump was their bigger problem,
1:27.4	he was probably just overshadowing
1:30.0	the larger party unity problem. Congressional Republicans are struggling overall with their approach
1:37.0	to this urgent health and economic crisis of COVID-19. They just can't seem to get on the same
1:43.2	page, not only the same page as each other,
1:46.3	but also with the president. And this is a big, big shift for a party that has been fairly
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