Trump heading to Mount Rushmore event; 7,500 guests expected

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Virus surging in 36 states ahead of July 4th holiday. U.S. sets record with 52,000+ daily cases. Dr. Fauci says, "We are not going in the right direction.” U.S. Surgeon General warns deaths will lag spiking cases. California cases increase by almost 5,700 in 24 hours along with 5,500 hospitalizations. No social distancing expected at Trump speech at Mount Rushmore; Masks are optional. Trump silent on Pandemic, plans to stoke culture wars at Mount Rushmore, even warns of effort to “Tear down our history.” Surgeon General refuses to advise Americans to avoid crowds as U.S. heads into July 4th holiday. Trump Administration sends mixed messages on avoiding crowds. Pence delayed Arizona trip after eight secret service agents tested positive. Crowds starting to fill amphitheater at Trump event. Canada crushed the curve. Washington Redskins to review team name. 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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1:24.4	following breaking news. President Trump is heading for Mount Rushmore where more than 7,000 people
1:29.6	are expected to attend a holiday event tonight but with no social distancing and masks optional.
1:36.3	This comes as the US set another record for new coronavirus cases 52,000 in a single day and
1:42.4	36 states are now suffering surges of new infections.
1:45.6	President Trump, silent on all of this, but we're learning he continues to stoke cultural
1:50.5	wars and intends to do so tonight. A campaign source familiar with the speech
1:53.9	says the president will focus in part on efforts to quote tear down our
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