Trump considering payroll tax cut after WH denied it Monday; New CNN poll: 54% say beating Trump is most important in 2020; Pompeo: Caliphate is gone, but ISIS stronger in areas; U.S. Steel temporarily lays off hundreds in Michigan

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Pres. Trump: the word recession is "inappropriate"; Pres. Trump and allies dismiss talk of looming downturn; Trump: Gun background checks can be "Slippery slope"; New CNN poll shows Biden strong front-runner as Jill Biden says her husband has best chance to beat Trump; New CNN poll: Support for Harris plummets by double digit; Warren's new criminal justice plan would scrap 1994 crime bill; In hist first TV ad in Iowa, Biden says he is the strongest democrat to beat Trump; Report: Troop pullout plays role in strengthening ISIS; Rust belt voters sharply divided over Trump's economy; Gangs & gold: inside the mines keeping Maduro in power; CNN goes 150 feet underground into the "Millionaires" mine; Sources: Maduro profits form gold mines, buying allegiance of military; Three more NRA leaders step down amid controversyTo 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 which is it? Is the economy strong or does it need steroids? The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	Breaking news one day after the White House said this was not a thing.
0:13.3	President Trump today saying his administration is looking at a new tax cut.
0:17.9	Or the President's recession worries being revealed as 2020, yet closer. As a brand new CNN poll shows Joe Biden cementing his top spot in the
0:27.0	20 race his wife's candid moment seems to reveal the campaign's clear strategy,
0:33.2	plus a gangster stripping the jungle of gold,
0:36.0	leaving a trail of blood behind,
0:38.1	a CNN exclusive on how one dictator is mercilessly trying
0:42.0	to clean to power.
0:43.0	This is CNN breaking news.
0:48.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Erica Hill in for Jake and we begin today with breaking news in our money leave.
0:54.0	President Trump declaring in the Oval Office just moments ago he is considering a
0:57.8	payroll tax cut something White House AIDS repeatedly denied over the last 24 hours.
1:03.2	But he's not considering it because he's worried about the economy.
1:06.8	The President insisting that move would have nothing to do with increased fears of recession.
1:11.8	Instead, using the opportunity to once again slam Federal
1:14.4	Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
1:16.6	See and it's Pamela Brown starts us off today from the White House.
1:22.0	President Trump pushing back against recession fears.
1:25.0	I think the word recession is a word that's inappropriate.
1:28.0	And defending the U.S. economy to reporters in the Oval Office today.
1:32.0	We're very far from a recession.
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