The Race with Nikki Haley, & AI Deals with FTC Chair Lina Khan 01/29/24

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🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says she’ll stay in the race for the White House at least through Super Tuesday. After three U.S. troops were killed in a drone strike in Jordan, Haley shares how she’d manage tensions with Iran and conflict in the region, as well as her plan to secure America’s borders. The Federal Trade Commission is taking a close look at big tech’s deals for AI innovators; FTC Chair Lina Khan explains her rationale for scrutiny and her strategy for encouraging American competitiveness through regulation. Plus, United Airlines might be looking to Airbus after Boeing’s multiple manufacturing issues, and Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE and TKO Group following disturbing allegations against him. Nikki Haley - 15:16 Lina Khan - 27:36 In this episode: Nikki Haley, @NikkiHaley Lina Khan, @linakhanFTC Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer, today on Squackpot.
0:09.0	Presidential Hopeful Mickey Haley
0:12.0	This is not over. How she'd handled tensions in the Middle East and the loss of three American lives in Jordan, how she would punch back.
0:20.0	You go after the leaders making the decisions. It's not
0:23.2	after Iran the country. It's after the people who are making these decisions.
0:28.4	And chair of the FTC, Lena Khan, why she's putting Big Tech's AI deals under the microscope.
0:34.9	But we also see risk.
0:36.7	We see risk of consolidation.
0:38.4	We see risk of monopolization.
0:40.6	We're already hearing some of the classic national champion arguments, the idea that it's in somehow America's national interest to be protecting monopolies.
0:50.0	Plus Boeing losing market share to Airbus after trouble in the skies, and Wrestling's
0:56.0	Vince McMahon resigning from the WWE and TKO in the wake of disturbing allegations
1:01.8	against him.
1:02.8	He had to resign otherwise the Netflix of the world.
1:05.1	We're going to say, we're not playing.
1:08.8	It's Monday, January 29, 2024.
1:12.0	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:14.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one, kill please.
1:19.0	Good morning everybody and welcome to Squawk Box right here on
1:22.8	CNBC.
1:23.7	We're live from the Nesdac Market site in Times Square.
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