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Squawk Pod

Tick, Tock, TikTok

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Business, Investing, News

4.2543 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

TikTok and WeChat downloads in the U.S. might be banned by Sunday. Oracle, Bytedance and Walmart are on the clock to find a deal for the TikTok’s U.S. business that President Trump will approve. CNBC’s Eamon Javers and Deirdre Bosa explain the TikTok soap opera, and Insider’s Henry Blodget discusses the app battle’s implications for President Trump’s relationship with China. Former FDA head Dr. Scott Gottlieb underlines the key for a safe, effective vaccine. Plus, Friday sports bets, and brainstorming Squawk Box’s first viral dance video.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is

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is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer.

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Today on our podcast,

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tick-talk and we chat blocked.

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I don't use Tik-talk, but I should probably do it right now. This may be your last chance, my friend. ticked

0:13.0

talk but uh... I should probably do it right now

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this may be your last chance my friend

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the trump white house to prevent downloads of two popular Chinese social media

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apps insiders Henry Blodgett.

0:21.1

I hope for the sake of Tik-Toc users and

0:24.3

we-chat users around the world that this is just a last minute let me show you

0:28.7

how tough I am you have to bow down to to what I'm demanding.

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And Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA head on CDC virus recommendations that weren't written by the CDC.

0:40.0

In government, it's very important that the author of guidance

0:43.0

represent the guidance so that they can defend it.

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CDC wasn't in a position to defend a document that they didn't draft.

0:49.0

Those stories plus influencers in the making.

0:52.0

Are you a lip sinker?

0:53.0

You could do a little Millie than Ellie?

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No, no, I was to date to date our house.

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I liked my walkman.

0:59.0

It's Friday, September 18th, 2020,

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