Trump-Backed Election Denier Wins GOP Primary For PA Governor

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 18 May 2022

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The Pennsylvania Senate primary results are too close to be called as the final outcome could be delayed in part by a printing error that has left about 22,000 ballots unable to be read by scanners. Plus, a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street as investors worry over inflation and a possible U.S. economic recession. 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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0:00.0	So now Republicans want to count all the votes of Pennsylvania.
0:05.7	The lead starts right now.
0:08.0	Nail-byter results in crucial races yet to be called the printing error leading to a crunch
0:12.8	to count votes with the nonsense of the 2020 election lie playing out in real time as
0:18.6	Pennsylvania Republicans eagerly count outstanding mail-in ballots then.
0:23.4	The CDC says COVID cases in the U.S. tripled in just one month from testing to treatments
0:29.6	what the White House is now saying about this new state of play.
0:33.4	Plus, the startling reported evidence suggests it's suggesting someone intentionally crashed
0:40.4	a plane packed with passengers causing China's deadliest air disaster in decades.
0:49.2	This is CNN Breaking News.
0:53.0	Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper.
0:54.3	We start with Breaking News, a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street as investors freak out over
1:00.9	inflation and the distinct possibility of the U.S. economy sliding into a recession.
1:07.2	The Dow industrial's lost more than 1,100 points.
1:09.6	The broader S&P 500 and NASDAQ also falling sharply.
1:13.8	Let's get right to CNN's Matt Egan Matt.
1:16.7	What specifically sparked today's sell-off?
1:20.1	Well, Jake, the big fear is that inflation is so high that it's starting to eat into
1:24.9	corporate profits.
1:26.5	Retail giant target gave investors a scare today by reporting a stunning drop in earnings,
1:32.7	largely because of supply chain turmoil and rising costs.
1:36.4	Target lost 25% of its value today alone.
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